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PAUL VOORHEES from flagstaff arizona last dec I decided to go to kanas for my firt time on a first time white tail hunt.
Field & Stream 2009
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In biblical Hebrew, the root was mainly used to denote entering into somewhere or something (kanas), bringing something or someone in, or gathering many individuals (kines).
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“Sayd wa kanas”: the former usually applied to fishing; hence Sayda
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There was no symbol for ye, which had fallen together with e before the kanas were developed see here for discussion.
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"Sayd wa kanas": the former usually applied to fishing; hence Sayda (Sidon) = fish-town.
Arabian nights. English Anonymous 1855
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When you've learned the kanas, you're one-up on learning Kanji.
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Furigana -- effectively a kana-based pronunciation guide alongside Kanji -- is a huge help but requires knowledge of both kanas in advance.
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It poses a challenge as, not only is it in Japanese to begin with, the game uses a mixture of all three Japanese writing systems; the two kanas (hiragana and katakana), and kanji.
Cubed3.com News 2010
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It poses a challenge as, not only is it in Japanese to begin with, the game uses a mixture of all three Japanese writing systems; the two kanas (hiragana and katakana), and kanji.
Cubed3.com News 2010
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Furthermore, it's also helpful to understand that Hiragana is often used in conjunction with Kanji, so yeah, learn the kanas first.
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