YOU GOT IT?

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–ANSWER ISc

This is one of the stationery called gshitajikih in Japanese.@ Commonly translated as a pencil board or a desk pad, is a cardboard or plastic pad.@ Japanese, especially, children often use it when they write something.

 

–HOW TO USE IT?

It is quite easy to use it, because we just put the shitajiki between pages of a notebook and write letters or graffiti on that page.

 

–WHY DO JAPANESE USE IT?

One reason might be to write letters beautifully.@ You know, Japanese people think that the process, such as how to wrap a gift prettily, how to pour the tea politely, is very important. We naturally think that it is also important how to write kanji beautifully and correctly.@ By using shitajiki, we can be allowed to write it much smoother than writing without using it and then we can write it far more beautifully.@ When we take notes with it, we can write letters surprisingly beautifully.

@@@@ Another reason might be to keep our notebooks cleanly. @Imagine, you are writing letters on the notebook without putting shtajiki between pages. Do you notice something?@ Yes, then, the letters would be copied onto the next page because of the pen pressure.@ I think this makes Japanese slightly annoyed, because we can not use the next page clearly right from the beginning.@ So, by using shitajiki, we can avoid this feeling and keep our notebooks always clearly.

 

–    IN ADDITIONc

Now that you must know that shitajiki is very useful.@ However, there are other ways to use this helpful tool.@ For example, in summer, Japanese school is really hot because almost all Japanese public schools do not have air conditioners. Then students use shitajiki as a fan.@ Also, it can be a toy. Many Japanese children have played with it.@ It is very simple, because you just put shitajiki on your head and rub your head with it.@ And then what happens?@ Your hair will bristle up due to the static electricity.@ This is one of the most popular games among children.@ Why donft you try it?

–Could you now understand what shitajiki is like???

If yes, I am really happy.@@ Thank you!!!!!

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