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M¥<D IJ & L (Kanji Topics)
• fi^HPItf)/!!?1 -1 - (Adjectives -1-)
Look at the following adjectives. Japanese "-i" ending adjectives can be divided into three groups according to the types of the Hiragana endings.
1.  Kanji +
2.  Kanji + I r
3.   Kanji + others
	^<		Mi'	\		•c-t
	< b			\		
						etc.
t>t-.b		Lv	\	IE I tzt-i		H
		U	\	etc.		
		3 ^	\		I ^	
The Hiragana endings change as follows.
Present Affirmative Present Negative Past Affirmative , Past Negative
V * (old) £ <
^ fritz
tl.'fritz
Iff L O (new)
*frl < ft^
I < ^ fritz
A £ ^ (large)
A* fritz
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Hiragana endings are used with nouns, verbs or other adjectives as follows:
Adjective + Noun   : f/f L
an old book a new car a large character
Adjective + Verb : < "0.* 'J £ ~f (= adverbial form)    become old
to buy new to write in a large character
Adjective + Adjective
old and cheap
new and pretty large and bright
[tl A. L ^ 9 ]   Add the appropriate Hiragana endings to the following kanji.
1- Ä	2-*	3-"ft	4-M
»■«fr		7. Hfl	«Bf
9. ^	10. ^	11 it	12-A
13. /]\			
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2-1   /ü1?1^^*    A* tz (Writing Kanji) ■
																			
	ft		new						(13)										
				J-												r	If	it	
																			
																			
																			
h) I W new                                     fjfj ( L L-.l'-L) newspaper Iff^-d/C'L^) newcar                           %fcj%-(l.L-fa.L) newyear																			
		old				(5)								
														
														
old                                 tJ3-jjjjj!.(^ n, -j • I • L \0 second-handcar • HO used book														
*		long eldest, chief				(8)								
1	r			...f..	_ —			"ft						
						IT								
														
^ long                                        -ft^ (*> J: 7 -fr/C) eldest son ^"ft     ^ ' ^> -t "5 ) (university) president														
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			short							(12)														
				)-~						*									Ar?					
																				%/	as.			
																								
																								
{ A l" ^) V ^ short                                   £g. ^ ( /; L ■ fz ^ ) (junior) college ^V^^itzL-M-t-L) short time																								
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		high expensive									3^		(10)	
*			, _t— ...V:.....	. J— X~> .		.*flr..								
						1;								
														
														
			x high,	expensive						■ = -5a	senior	high school		
			•(iL) Japanese surname						|U"5	•    O high speed				
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		peaceful cheap						(6)														
1			H				*															
																						
																						
																						
cheap                                      ^<vU(£/C-l/C)i"& toberelieved ^^(^^•^)'J discountsale                   ^^(&A--fiX) ^ safe																						
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		low						(7)															
	4		r					i			k												
																							
																							
																							
^(ZAO^low                                      ^~fT (T^.^)i-^) tofall ■jl^ina (T 1 w & Xj) low temperature																							
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									<A<fc*                              *>35 (*><??)								
Ht			dark						(13)								
1		n		ft		0	ft							af	Bf	Bf	
																	
																	
ffg-(< b)\. dark B^:^(*)^■L-^) darkroom																	
many much					(6)													
			#															
																		
																		
																		
^ (fc ti) K ^ many, much                              ^^(/r L Jt "5 ) some ^ <|)t (7c " ~fr 1 ) large number																		
			few little							-fZ-L (4)											
1																					
																					
																					
																					
'J?(-f O^V. * few, little                             ^^-(L Jt 7 -ft//) boy •^"(-f Z) L a little, a few                           ^^C( L J: i • IT Jt) girl																					
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2-2   «£ <fctlA L Kb 9 (Reading Exercises)
I . Write the readings of the following kanji in Hiragana. l-SS^        2.^VN       3.$^        4.-ft^ 5.^^
6. B^O        7.^1 n       8.$gO        9.|ftL^ 10.
ll.Hfl^VN       12. f^^**
II. Read the following words and sentences.
2. #(7) 4* (i     ^ T'to  It is dark in the forest.
3. &><D A(i 3 <^3s;fc<7)!^-ftT"t"o That man is the president of this junior college.
4. ■£tf>4>,#-|i^-£ JSL^-ft^o  That boy has long arms and legs.
5. #(i#^E Z^b#^£ Z^^^^jK^o
Water will flow from a higher place to a lower place.
6. aJ^^^C ^ ^ 1^7^ elementary school, junior high school, senior high
school and university
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2-3      § tlA L * 9 (Writing Exercises)
I. Fill in the blanks with the appropriate kanji.
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1. a new year
new year
			—			
htzb				1 L		
an old car				3	. secomd-hand car	
4. (university) president
5. long
						
				~b J; 9		
7. a lot of people
8. a few people
~4<
6. short
9. a dark forest
10. expensive meat
< b t 'J
11. cheap fish
fir S^tt
12. to fall
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H. Fill in the blanks with appropriate kanji.
1. boy
2. girl
Li 7 foL 3. (I) have some money.
I J: i   L Jt
frtl -fz 4. high mountain
Zi * L 7. a short thread
10. ancient writings
13. eldest son
16. junior college
5. cheap thing
?1i t<r>
8. for a long time
11. long sentence
	
t, x i X-L eldest daughter	
	
% l l   L Jt 17. senior high school
6. used book
xz iil
9. the first tea of the season
12. short sentence
tzL XL 15. safe
7^ fcV
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(Do you know these kanji? Can you use them?)
fl^-^I^I (Kanji Game 1: Adjectives) >
How to play (A) : "frZtz"
One person reads the kanji cards aloud. The others look for the matching picture cards scattered on the table. When a player finds the appropriate cards, he/she can keep them. The one who collects the most cards is the winner.
How to play (B) : " I, A, It I* f 0X V ¥ < " (Concentration)
Put all the cards face down on the table. Each person turns over two cards at a time in turn. If the two cards match, keep the pair. The one who collects the most cards is the winner.
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