KuLA 0.3.1
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Publisher Description
KuLA - Let's learn "kuzushiji" and read classical Japanese writings!
Have you ever wanted to read what it says in old Japanese paintings?
How about books that describe swords from the Edo period?
Reading books from the Edo period or earlier requires the ability to read “kuzushiji” – characters written in a style not used today. KuLA, the Kuzushiji Learning Application, was developed to help people learn kuzushiji effectively on a smartphone or tablet.
Using the test and social-media functions in KuLA will make learning difficult characters easy and fun.
KuLA has three main sections:
-Learn
This section is for learning how to read hentaigana (hiragana that are no longer used today) and cursive-style kanji, using over 3000 images of individual characters. Progress can be checked using the review tests.
-Read
Remembering only the characters isn’t enough for reading actual texts.
In this section, kuzushiji can be practiced in context using images taken from books published in the Edo period. This version currently includes Hojoki (An Account of My Hut), Shinpan Nazonazo Sugoroku (New Edition Riddle Sugoroku [an illustrated board game]), and Aramimei Zukushi Koshu (New Sword Inscriptions, Continued).
-Connect
Did you find characters you can’t read? Why not ask other users?!
The Connect section features social-media tools which allow communication with other kuzushiji learners over the internet, such as by posting a question to the message board with attached pictures of difficult characters.
Let’s enter the world of classical Japanese literature and documents with KuLA!
KuLA was primarily developed in the Graduate Faculty of Letters, Osaka University for the research project “Developing an International Educational Program Related to Japanese Classical books” (Project leader: Professor Iikura Yoichi) and was supported by the JSPS KAKENHI Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research (2015).
About KuLA
KuLA is a free app for Android published in the Teaching & Training Tools list of apps, part of Education.
The company that develops KuLA is Yuta Hashimoto. The latest version released by its developer is 0.3.1.
To install KuLA on your Android device, just click the green Continue To App button above to start the installation process. The app is listed on our website since 2016-12-15 and was downloaded 9 times. We have already checked if the download link is safe, however for your own protection we recommend that you scan the downloaded app with your antivirus. Your antivirus may detect the KuLA as malware as malware if the download link to yuta.hashimoto.kula is broken.
How to install KuLA on your Android device:
- Click on the Continue To App button on our website. This will redirect you to Google Play.
- Once the KuLA is shown in the Google Play listing of your Android device, you can start its download and installation. Tap on the Install button located below the search bar and to the right of the app icon.
- A pop-up window with the permissions required by KuLA will be shown. Click on Accept to continue the process.
- KuLA will be downloaded onto your device, displaying a progress. Once the download completes, the installation will start and you'll get a notification after the installation is finished.
