Japanese

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Japanese (日本語、 Pronounced Nee Hon Go is the main language of Japan. It is either an Altaic language, related only to Korean, Chinese, or a language isolate. The Japanese Number system is interesting and can be written in Kanji or hiragana.

Notable features of Japanese

  • Japanese uses several different writing systems:
    • Kanji, a morphemic writing system using Chinese characters (hanzi)
    • Two kana alphabets systems, katakana and hiragana
    • Roomaji, i.e., Latin characters.
    • Also sometimes English is integrated into there languages as it is fashionable.


Example

The Japanese call there language Nihongo Nee Hon Go.

In Kanji it is written as 日本語。 In Hiragana it is written as にほんご。 But it is not written in Katakana because Katakana is used for foreign words or borrowed words from European languages such as restaurant menus and writing the names of foreigners.



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