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Summary: The Japanese writing system has three types of alphabet, Kanji, Hiragana, and Katakana. Each Hiragana and Katakana consists of less than fifty (50) letters, a simplified version of the Chinese (Han) characters. The Japanese use Kanji to write nouns, verbs, and adjectives. Hiragana is for grammatical purposes; meanwhile, Katakana represents newer words with foreign influence. Studying Japanese will bless you with many benefits from enriching yourself to gaining a chance to work or study there.

What is the Japanese Writing System?

Japanese has three kinds of alphabetic characters, Kanji, Hiragana and Katakana. Even though the shape of these two characters looks different, they sound the same. Each Hiragana and Katakana consists of less than fifty (50) letters, a simplified version of the Chinese (Han) characters. It is understandable because the Japanese characters adopted the Chinese ones. The Chinese characters (Kanji) are also used massively in Japanese writing. The Japanese use Kanji to write nouns, verbs, and adjectives. Hiragana is for grammatical purposes; meanwhile, Katakana represents newer words with foreign influence. Every Katakana and Hiragana has a letter system that makes the pronunciation clear without ambiguities. However, intonation plays an immense role in Japanese pronunciation. 

What is Kanji?

Kanji is how the Japanese refer to the Chinese characters that represent the Japanese language. Figuring out the exact number of Kanji characters could be challenging; however, many experts have stated that it might vary between 50.000 to 100.000 individual characters. Kanji means the characters of Han. The reason behind the name is that the Chinese characters entered Japan during the dynasty of Han. At that time, Japan does not yet have a writing system. As time went on, people became accustomed to Chinese characters. The Chinese characters became adjusted to match the Japanese language. Through a scheme called Kanbun, these adjustments happened. Kanbun added some marks and particles to the original Chinese characters. Another set of Chinese signs was also used to match the sound. This set was called man'yogana. 

What is Hiragana?

Hiragana is fundamental Japanese phonetic writing. The characters represent the sounds in the Japanese language. Hiragana means flowing to represent the flowing-like characters. The Japanese use Hiragana to write the okurigana or the suffixes that follow the kanji root (verbs and adjectives). There are two rules for writing the Hiragana, the old-fashioned Iroha and the prevalent goujon. Hiragana came from manyogana or the Chinese character for pronunciation. The shape of the Hiragana characters is based on the fluid writing of Chinese calligraphy. When Hiragana first developed, many educated people refused to use the alphabet. This refusal is because of the belief that Hiragana has a lower level than Kanji because most Hiragana users are women. Another name for Hiragana is onnade which means women's writing. Until this day, some people still believe that Hiragana has a feminine aspect to it. You can learn more about Hiragana with our Japanese Calligraphy Worksheets Printable. 

What is Katakana?

Nowadays, the Japanese mostly use Kanji and Hiragana in their text. Katakana is usually used for words from a foreign language, company names, or to emphasize something. Katakana has an angular form and is derived from the Chinese and Hiragana characters. Along with Hiragana, Katakana is a syllabary means they are a letter that represents a syllable. Katakana consist of 46 characters (like Hiragana). Dakuten, handakuten, and combinatiuons are the transformations in the Katakan. There are different combinations and transformations in the Katakana from the Hiragana because they form a sound that does not originally exist in the Japanese language.

What are the Advantages of Learning Japanese?

Japan is one of the most advanced countries in the world. It is a country famous for being a place where advanced technologies meet with rich cultures. Learning about Japan and its culture will give you many advantages. One of the ways to study is through language. You can prepare yourself or your children to learn Japanese with the Japanese Calligraphy Worksheets Printable. Here are some reasons why you should learn Japanese.

• Japan is a wealthy country if you are interested in developing your career there.
• There are many business opportunities you could get.
• Japan is the door to other languages of Asian cultures.
• It will enrich your knowledge of culture.
• You could get a chance to study there.

How to Teach Japanese to Young Learners?

Acquiring new knowledge in the form of a second or foreign language will have many perks for children. Parents can start teaching the kids at home through various fun and exciting activities. There are assorted kinds of learning strategies and mediums that adults can use to teach their toddlers. Watching anime and reading manga for children can teach them the speaking and writing ability in Japanese. However, meeting and immersing themselves in direct contact with Japanese culture can develop their understanding of Japanese in the most efficient way.