シ and ン are drawn from top to bottom and ツ and ソ from left to right. Try to think of the elements of シ and ン as being "attached" to an invisible vertical line on the left, and the elements of ツ and ソ to a horizontal line on the top.
Yay, thank you very much! That's extremely helpful, thanks! ♥ I wasn't sure how much I was "allowed" to exaggerate the angles of the strokes in handwriting, so it's very helpful to have real examples. :D
Thanks a lot! This: "think of the elements of シ and ン as being "attached" to an invisible vertical line on the left, and the elements of ツ and ソ to a horizontal line on the top" was a helpful piece of advice, thanks! When I followed that advice, I came up with a distinguishable シ and ツ (LOL, MS Paint drawing):
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As you get more used to the flow of the script, they will look more different! If you exaggerate your movements slightly, giving シ and ン a little hook as you start that line, that will help. The line in ツ and ソ should be a smooth sweep from the top right.
The thing that helped my handwriting (and kanji memorisation!) most was taking a calligraphy class - I immediately had a much better idea of how the characters were constructed. I don't know if that's an option for you, but watching a video and copying might help.
Thanks a lot for the tips! Am I allowed to add that little hook when writing with a ballpen, though? Won't it look odd? (I do want to practice writing with a brush as well, but most of the time I'm writing with a ballpen.)
Thanks also for the suggestion of the calligraphy class and videos! I'll definitely look into the possibility of taking a calligraphy class somewhere, and for now I'll hunt down videos. :D
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シ and ン are drawn from top to bottom and ツ and ソ from left to right.
Try to think of the elements of シ and ン as being "attached" to an invisible vertical line on the left, and the elements of ツ and ソ to a horizontal line on the top.
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This: "think of the elements of シ and ン as being "attached" to an invisible vertical line on the left, and the elements of ツ and ソ to a horizontal line on the top" was a helpful piece of advice, thanks!
When I followed that advice, I came up with a distinguishable シ and ツ (LOL, MS Paint drawing):
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The thing that helped my handwriting (and kanji memorisation!) most was taking a calligraphy class - I immediately had a much better idea of how the characters were constructed. I don't know if that's an option for you, but watching a video and copying might help.
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Am I allowed to add that little hook when writing with a ballpen, though? Won't it look odd? (I do want to practice writing with a brush as well, but most of the time I'm writing with a ballpen.)
Thanks also for the suggestion of the calligraphy class and videos! I'll definitely look into the possibility of taking a calligraphy class somewhere, and for now I'll hunt down videos. :D
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