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Writing system

:Main article: Japanese writing system

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Modern Japanese is written in a mixture of three main scripts: kanji, characters of Chinese origin used to represent both Chinese loanwords into Japanese and a number of native Japanese morphemes; and two syllabaries: hiragana and katakana. The Roman alphabet (romaji) is also sometimes used.

Related Topics:
Kanji - Loanword - Morpheme - Syllabaries - Hiragana - Katakana - Romaji

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Introduction
Classification
Geographic distribution
Sounds
Grammar
Vocabulary
Writing system
Learning Japanese
See also
External links
Bibliography

 

 

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