2025 (Current Year) Faculty Courses Liberal arts and basic science courses Japanese language and culture courses
Japanese kanji: Basic 2 4QA
- Academic unit or major
- Japanese language and culture courses
- Instructor(s)
- Yukiko Yatabe
- Class Format
- Exercise
- Media-enhanced courses
- -
- Day of week/Period
(Classrooms) - Class
- 4QA
- Course Code
- LAJ.T416
- Number of credits
- 010
- Course offered
- 2025
- Offered quarter
- 4Q
- Syllabus updated
- Apr 3, 2025
- Language
- Japanese
Syllabus
Course overview and goals
This course is aimed at students who have finished Japanese Kanji :Basic 1 (or those who have studied about 150 kanji). Students will learn basic Kanji often used for daily life and campus life. The aim of this course is to help students acquire further knowledge of Kanji system and skills for recognizing Kanji through various class activities.
Course description and aims
By the end of this course, students will be able to:
1) pronounce and understand various basic-level Kanji combination words;
2) expand their vocabulary.
Keywords
Kanji, shape, pronunciation, meaning, combination, network
Competencies
- Specialist skills
- Intercultural skills
- Communication skills
- Critical thinking skills
- Practical and/or problem-solving skills
Class flow
Students will learn 18 new kanji in each class. Class activities will be offered to help students acquire knowledge of kanji and skills for actual usage. Students are given assignments in every class, and are required to take the final exam.
Course schedule/Objectives
| Course schedule | Objectives | |
|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | Course guidance / Kanji for dairy life （病・院・地・鉄・銀・・） | Students will learn Kanji shape, pronunciation, meaning, and combinations. |
| Class 2 | Kanji for dairy life (言・考・思・知・運・・） | Students will learn Kanji shape, pronunciation, meaning, and combinations. |
| Class 3 | Kanji for dairy life （番・号・部・屋・体・・）/ Kanji skill (Radicals) | Students will learn Kanji shape, pronunciation, meaning, combinations and kanji skill (radicals). |
| Class 4 | Kanji for dairy life （都・県・市・区・同・・） / Kanji skill (Kanji with same pronunciation) | Students will learn Kanji shape, pronunciation, meaning, combinations and kanji skill(Kanji with same pronunciation) . |
| Class 5 | Kanji for students life （意・具・調・冷・熱・・）/ Kanji skill (Category of Kanji) | Students will learn Kanji shape, pronunciation, meaning, combinations and kanji skill (Category of Kanji). |
| Class 6 | Kanji for students life （研・究・発・表・堂・・） | Students will learn Kanji shape, pronunciation, meaning, and combinations. |
| Class 7 | Final examination and Feedback | Review of Kanji combination |
Study advice (preparation and review)
To enhance effective learning, students are encouraged to spend 30-60 minutes each for preparing for and reviewing class (including the time spent for assignments) by referring to textbook and other course materials.
Textbook(s)
Original material
Reference books, course materials, etc.
Will be introduced in the class
Evaluation methods and criteria
Class performance 20%, Assignment 20%, Final examination 60%.
In order to take the final exam, students are required to have a minimum attendance of 60%.
Related courses
- LAJ.T415 ： Japanese kanji: Basic 1
- LAJ.T427 ： Japanese kanji: Intermediate 1
Prerequisites
Only for international students whose Japanese proficiency is equivalent to upper-basic level with knowledge of about 150 kanji. Applicants who have not passed Japanese kanji: Basic 1 are required to take Kanji level test if necessary. This course is for students who do not use kanji in their first language.
Contact information (e-mail and phone) Notice : Please replace from ”[at]” to ”@”(half-width character).
YATABE,Yukiko, yuaranka[at]krc.biglobe.ne.jp
Office hours
Tuesday 15：20-16：00 (Contact by E-mail in advance to schedule an appointment)
Other
You must reserve your place in the class in advance using Japanese class online system (http://js.ila.titech.ac.jp/~web). You will not be allowed to attend the class without reservation.