JAPANESE LANGUAGE

JAPANESE LANGUAGE
Composed of three parts.
Hiragana
Katakana
Kanji
 Hiragana (ひらがな)
 Hiragana is a round shape
basically used for particles,
words, and parts of words.
 Hiragana is basically used to
express 46 different sounds used
in Japanese Language.
Hiragana Table
 Katakana(カタカナ)
 While Katakana is a sharp lines.
 For words of foreign origin.
 For Onomatopoeia
(animal sounds)
 For the names of some animals and
insects.
 For the emphasis of some words.
Katakana Table
 Kanji
Was originate from China and has
two readings (Japanese and
Chinese readings)
Every character has its own
meaning.
Kanji Table
 Romaji
 Roman Letters
 Romaji commonly used for
foreigner who has not capable
to read the Japanese
Alphabet.
Romaji Sample