Japanese

Japanese (日本語,　pronounced approximately /nihoŋgo/) is the main language of Japan. It is either an Altaic language, related only to Korean, or a language isolate.

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 (or rōmaji, or roumaji), i.e., Latin characters.

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