A standard phrase for introduction is 初めまして (hajimemashite). If students write to a pen pal in Japan, they should start off the letter by introducing themselves. If a student is writing a letter to a friend who has an upcoming birthday, an appropriate phrase to include is 誕生日おめでとう (tanjoubi omedetou).
For example, if students are writing a letter around New Year’s, they may include a phrase such as 新年おめでとうございます (shinnen omedetou gozaimasu). This website provides several different types of phrases that can be used in letter writing. Japanese letter writing requires certain phrases to be used in the introduction and ending. If the Japanese school requests, the second correspondence may be done in English. Teachers should have the American students write to the Japanese students first, and then have the Japanese students respond back in Japanese. They should organize it so each student has a Japanese pen pal. Teachers can look into schools in Japan who would like to correspond with American students. If the recipients of the first letter are from a more advanced Japanese class, teachers should emphasize that their response letter should be written in a level of Japanese that the beginner students can understand.Īnother option is doing pen pals with the Japanese school. If choosing other students at the school, encourage each student to write a letter to each other. The first is other members of the class or other students taking more advanced Japanese classes. When doing Japanese letter writing, teachers have two options for the recipient of the letter. Once the letter has been finalized, students can write it on the nicer stationery. To start, students should write their letters on this type of paper. Ed Halley’s Nihon Studies provides a practice template, called げんこうようし, for writing letters. When starting to write the letter, students should practice on regular paper first. Newer Japanese students may have an easier time writing from left to right, but teachers should encourage them to try writing the traditional way as well. The letter in white is written going down from left to right, which is the more traditional way of writing a Japanese letter. The letter in red is written from left to right, in the same way that an English letter is written. The two photos are examples of letters from Japanese pen pals. When writing a Japanese letter to a friend, nice stationery should be used. While students may find it difficult first, they will start having fun once they get into it.
Writing a letter in Japanese is different from writing a letter in English. The letter, or 手紙 (tegami), is a great way to practice both writing skills, calligraphy and interactions with other people.
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