how important is kanji? (1 Viewer)

[f7eeting]

is it possible to be marked down by not using kanji for certain words?

 

[jimmysmith560]

I believe that might be the case. Kanji is there for a reason, and using hiragana instead of it for words that are typically written in kanji may create ambiguity. You should do your best to learn and practise all the kanji that you are exposed to in HSC Japanese. You may also wish to consider having a look at sample responses at the band 6 level. As you do, you can try to look for any instances of words that are typically written in kanji being written in hiragana. That can help you better understand the expectations in terms of writing quality.

Using furigana may help if there is a particular kanji that you suspect you may have not written correctly. It can help you indicate the intended kanji, thereby ensuring that you are still conveying the intended meaning of the word/sentence, although I am not certain if it is permitted in HSC Japanese. This is something that you would know more about.

I hope this helps!

 

[f7eeting]

I believe that might be the case. Kanji is there for a reason, and using hiragana instead of it for words that are typically written in kanji may create ambiguity. You should do your best to learn and practise all the kanji that you are exposed to in HSC Japanese. You may also wish to consider having a look at sample responses at the band 6 level. As you do, you can try to look for any instances of words that are typically written in kanji being written in hiragana. That can help you better understand the expectations in terms of writing quality.

Using furigana may help if there is a particular kanji that you suspect you may have not written correctly. It can help you indicate the intended kanji, thereby ensuring that you are still conveying the intended meaning of the word/sentence, although I am not certain if it is permitted in HSC Japanese. This is something that you would know more about.

I hope this helps!

thank you so much!! this helps a lot

 

[grouchygigi]

is it possible to be marked down by not using kanji for certain words?

It is possible to be marked down for kanji, but only if you ar egetting full marks. SO in a 5 marker if you dont use good kanji you can't get 5 but you can still get 4 if the mistakes are minimal, same goes for 10 mrk and rrb. Make sure you start learning it's not that hard. I ended up having about 50 left, and it was not good, but if you learn like 1 a day, it is really easy just start now.

 

[f7eeting]

It is possible to be marked down for kanji, but only if you ar egetting full marks. SO in a 5 marker if you dont use good kanji you can't get 5 but you can still get 4 if the mistakes are minimal, same goes for 10 mrk and rrb. Make sure you start learning it's not that hard. I ended up having about 50 left, and it was not good, but if you learn like 1 a day, it is really easy just start now.

thank you!! ill definitely start learning more kanji!