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Contents Preface to the Second Edition ....................................................................................7 Acknowledgments ..........................................................................................................8 Introduction ......................................................................................................................9 • Beginnings of the Chinese Script ...................................................................9 • Formational Principles of the Chinese Script .......................................... 12 • Word-Families and the Chinese Script ...................................................... 14 • Fluctuation in the Script: Variant Forms.................................................... 16 • Early and Pre-Modern Character Dictionaries ........................................ 17 • Printed Texts and the Calligraphic Tradition ........................................... 19 • Layout of Entries in This Book ....................................................................... 20 • Sources Used and Terminology in This Book .......................................... 23 • Limitations of This Book ................................................................................. 26 The Japanese Writing System: A Brief Sketch .................................................... 27 Hiragana and Katakana and Their Source Characters .................................... 30 The 214 Determinatives (or ‘Radicals’) System .................................................. 34 General Principles of Stroke Order ......................................................................... 41 Editorial and Typographical Matters; Romanization ....................................... 44 5
The 80 First-Grade Characters.................................................................................. 48 The 160 Second-Grade Characters ........................................................................ 66 The 200 Third-Grade Characters ...........................................................................105 The 200 Fourth-Grade Characters ........................................................................154 The 185 Fifth-Grade Characters ............................................................................209 The 181 Sixth-Grade Characters ...........................................................................260 The Remaining 1130 Characters ...........................................................................307 Readings Index ............................................................................................................646 Stroke-Count ................................................................................................................683 Appendix .......................................................................................................................700 • Similarly-Shaped Elements Easily Confused .........................................700 Bibliography .................................................................................................................702 6 Contents
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- Page 9 and 10: Acknowledgments Thanks are due to O
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- Page 29 and 30: that the word kuruma ‘vehicle’
- Page 31 and 32: Hiragana and Katakana and Their Sou
- Page 33 and 34: Hiragana Katakana HO from HO from
- Page 35 and 36: The 214 Determinatives (or ‘Radic
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- Page 45 and 46: Editorial and Typographical Matters
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The 80 First-Grade Characters.................................................................................. 48<br />
The 160 Second-Grade Characters ........................................................................ 66<br />
The 200 Third-Grade Characters ...........................................................................105<br />
The 200 Fourth-Grade Characters ........................................................................154<br />
The 185 Fifth-Grade Characters ............................................................................209<br />
The 181 Sixth-Grade Characters ...........................................................................260<br />
The Remaining 1130 Characters ...........................................................................307<br />
Readings Index ............................................................................................................646<br />
Stroke-Count ................................................................................................................683<br />
Appendix .......................................................................................................................700<br />
• Similarly-Shaped Elements Easily Confused .........................................700<br />
Bibliography .................................................................................................................702<br />
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