Japanese language
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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~ Table of Content ~
| ► | Introduction |
| ► | Classification |
| ► | Geographic distribution |
| ► | Sounds |
| ► | Grammar |
| ► | Vocabulary |
| ► | Writing system |
| ► | Learning Japanese |
| ► | See also |
| ► | External links |
| ► | Bibliography |
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