6.12.2010

Japanese Lessons #1: Writing System


There are three kinds of Japanese writing system namely Hiragana, Katakana and Kanji. Katakana are used to write foreign or loan words from other languages. Hiragana are used to write all the other Japanese words and Kanji are used to write nouns (including names) and stem of adjectives and verbs.

I would recommend studying Hiragana and Katakana first. It would be really helpful in studying vocabulary and grammar. But of course, it still depends on which you find it easier. Once you get the hang of it, you could now start with Kanji, which requires a lot of hard work.

I would also recommend writing the characters on paper as much as you could even though writing on paper is seldom used already because of computers.


Have fun studying!



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