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Japanese Alphabets.
Japanese has three
characters;
- KANJI
Chinese origin ideograph. Some means and pronunciations are in
one kanji.
| EX. |
| KANJI |
meaning |
pronunciation |
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truth honesty
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"sei"
"makoto" |
- KATAKANA
A Phonogram. Used mainly for words and names of foreign origin.
( table )
| EX. |
| Katakana |
mean |
pronunciation |
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Guitar |
"gi-tar" |
note: Japanese is usually written vertically(from top to bottom).
- HIRAGANA
A
Phonogram. Used mainly for proper japanese language.
( table )
| EX. |
| Hiragana |
mean |
pronunciation |
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Good morning |
"ohayo" |
Japanese sentence is a combination of three letters.
"watasi wa gita wo hikimasu"
"I play guitar."
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