Japanese has 3 writing scripts: Hiragana, Katakana and Kanji.
Hiragana is used for native Japanese words and verb endings, Katakana is used for foreign loanwords, and Kanji is used for conveying meaning and context.
What are Hiragana and Katakana?
Hiragana and Katakana are Japanese syllabary consisting of 46 basic characters each.
Hiragana is used for native Japanese words and grammatical elements.
Katakana is a Japanese writing system primarily used for foreign loanwords, onomatopoeic words, and scientific names.
What is Kanji?
Kanji is a system of Japanese writing that uses Chinese characters. It consists of thousands of characters, each representing a word or concept. In Kanji, there are 2 types of sounds known as "Onyomi" and "Kunyomi."
Onyomi are the readings based on the original Chinese pronunciation.
Kunyomi are the readings based on the native Japanese pronunciation.
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