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06-25-2008, 03:28 AM

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1. in watachi there's to much space, while that's one kanji
Correct.
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2. the ya and to in yamoto are too small
The first stroke in the ヤ needs to angle back towards the vertical (second) stroke. Just look at the difference between the typed ヤ and the one you wrote. For the second circle, you wrote モ(mo) instead of マ(ma).
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3. I shouldn't use san after my own name (How should I introduce my name?)
You don't need to put anything after your name to introduce yourself (but keep the です). There are more formal ways to do it, but you can save that for later. Also, you did use sama, not san - neither are okay to use on your own name.
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4. Please tell me what the problem with the age
You wrote 十七 (17) instead of 十九 (19). Also, the 歳 kanji is written very sloppily (at least the bottom part is, can't make it out very well).
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5. Too much space in the one kanji that represents the su of suki
There is too much space, but also the 子 radical in 好 isn't quite written correctly. You wrote 好き a bit better further down the page.
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6. Too much space at the end of line 2
You're missing a particle. You can insert に or へ there. Also, the の particle is not really necessary. You can just use 音楽店.
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7. There shouldn't be an i there
The い should be there. I think you just made it look too much like a り.
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8. Too much space after that kanji after ima (actually, I forgot what that kanji, I wanted to say now I am writing a letter, but I forgot what that is)
The 今 is fine, but 手紙 (letter) is not. Besides too much space within the second kanji, it's badly written to begin with.
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9. Again, too much space after line 3
Forgot a particle again. You'd want to use を there.
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10. no i there (when so why do these verbs have no "i" I know others do, can someone explain that)
There's a few things wrong with the sentence... the correct way to write it would be 今、手紙を書いています。 The ~ている designates present progressive form (something you're currently in the act of doing, or something you will do). I'm not sure why the い is circled; perhaps just because it's a little sloppy like the first one was. You shouldn't use な (or ね or よ) in something like this - save it for casual speach or text messages between friends :P



From reading your letter, it's very clear to me that you're using the computer to look up and write the kanji (not just that, but the kana too - your れ, for example, is a bit messed up). One problem is that it can be very hard to read them properly without increasing the font size a lot. People who know the kanji don't need to see every little fine detail, so they can read the kanji just fine at a normal sized font. Also, you need to be using the correct stroke order with your kanji. Years ago, I thought it was a waste of time, myself. But when I started writing kanji with the correct stroke order, they looked a LOT better.

I would suggest getting a decent kanji practice book (like Kanji Power) or a set of flash cards. These materials generally have kanji written with a real brush stroke font, and they clearly display how the kanji are written with the correct stroke order and everything. It'll really clean up your writing.

Good luck with your studies!

Edit: PS, don't take my comments about your handwriting too personally or anything, just trying to give constructive criticism -- that's the main area you need to work on.


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