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Japanese language uses 3 ways to express sounds and writing ː Hiragana, Katakana and Kanji. | |||
There are simple symbols derived from Chinese characters are called "Hiragana" and "Katakana", Chinese characters called Kanji. | |||
== Kana == | == Kana == | ||
Hiragana is used for common use. Katakana is used for onomatopoeia, emphasizing, foreign names and words. | Hiragana is used for common use. Katakana is used for onomatopoeia, emphasizing, foreign names and words. | ||
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[[Category:Alphabet-and-Pronunciation]] | [[Category:Alphabet-and-Pronunciation]] | ||
== | ==Related Lessons== | ||
* [[Language/Japanese/Pronunciation/Extended-table-of-the-kanji-keys|Extended table of the kanji keys]] | * [[Language/Japanese/Pronunciation/Extended-table-of-the-kanji-keys|Extended table of the kanji keys]] | ||
== | ==Related Lessons== | ||
* [[Language/Japanese/Pronunciation/Extended-table-of-the-kanji-keys|Extended table of the kanji keys]] | * [[Language/Japanese/Pronunciation/Extended-table-of-the-kanji-keys|Extended table of the kanji keys]] | ||