Katakana Analysis Draft

　　
        The two Katakana words I chose are both from the website of  Hello Kitty: http://www.sanrio.co.jp/
　　One word is キャラクター which means "Character". This is a loan word which is borrowed from English and incorporated into Japanese. The other word is the name of the hello kitty company: サンリオ (Sanrio). I don't think this is a loanword cause there is no meaning for "Sanrio" in English. So this is might just a expression of the names of companies. As I known, a lot companies in Japan express their name in Katakana. Like Toyota トヨタ。
　　Katakana is used instead of Hiragana to give the pronunciation of a word written in Roman characters, or for a foreign word or for company name. Using Katakana is to distinguish between native words and foreign words. This is meaningless to create a new Hiragana word which has the same pronunciation with the foreign word.
         Each textbook is different in explaining katakana because Katana is a flexible form. There is no such rule that in what circumstances Katanaka must be used. We can actually create Katatana word if we want. Therefore, categorize them in a same way is very hard. In lyrics, for emphasis or to change meaning, Katakana was also used differently in past times than now. And in this fast changing society, as in when Japan opened up to European and America, it brings a lot influence to Katakana. A lot words were created and I believe there are still a lot words are creating now. Because of this, I think there is no one right way to define Katakana, and so every textbook is a different person's perspective on this varying history and unique characteristic of the Japanese.

❤「源氏物语」生田斗真の2011❤全国で公开

[Tale of Genji] 

My favorite picture! So Handsome

The Tale of Genji (源氏物語) is a classic work of japanese culture attributed to the Japanese noblewoman Murasaki Shikubu in the early eleventh century, around the peak of the Heian period. It is sometimes called the world's first novel, the first modern novel, the first psychological novel or the first novel still to be considered a classic. 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Tale_of_Genji

I first read it in a Literary class during my freshman year. I was confused about all the kinds of relationship between Genji and those women. However, I like it. (= =|||)

来年公開の映画！(This movie will release next year)

ゲンジさんはとてもハンサムです。そして、わたしはかれがすきだ。

じゃ、また！❤

わるいの月曜日 (Bad Monday)

1. Broke my iPhone 4 front glass
2. Can't change a flight back to peking
3. Bad exam grade on game theory class

T^T

きょとう （京都）

はよう！

きょうとはわたしのすきなにっぽんのとしです。

Kyoto is the city I always want to visit. I planed the visit there last summer before I flew back to China but I didn't make it. Anyway, it become my biggest regret now.

Kyoto is a historical city with traditional Japanese culture.

The second picture is typical maiko dress, hair ornaments, and nape make-up. I'm going to try it the next time I visit Kyoto! 

わたしのすきな映画

こんばわ！＾＿＿＿＾
村上春樹　は　わたし　の　すきな　らいたあ　です。
これ　は　かれ　が　かいた　ほん　です。
ほん　の　なまえ　わ？
ノルウェイの森 （Norwegian Wood) です。


おやすみなさい。