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Introduction of character sets used in the Japanese language.

Hiragana | Katakana | Kanji | Rmaji

Three Types of Character Sets

(The concert last night was terrific.)

Hiragana: , , Katakana: Kanji: ,

In Japanese, three types of character sets - Hiragana, Katakana and kanji (Chinese characters) are used in a mixedway.

Hiragana and Kanji are used widely to form a sentence. Katakana is used mostly for foreign loan words.

(The concert last night was terrific.)

Rmaji: sakuya no konsto wa saik deshita.

Additionally, Rmaji (Roman alphabet) is used mainly for the convenience of foreigners.

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Hiragana

Sample Hiragana Letters

Hiragana is a set of alphabet. Each letter represents the sound of a syllable. The letter itself has no meaning.

Hiragana has 46 basic letters and their modified forms.

See About Hiragana page for more details.

Learning Hiragana

Most students learn Hiragana at the very beginning of the study. It takes 3-20 days.

Hiragana Master Drill helps you to learn quickly how to read, write and type the Hiragana letters.

Katakana

Sample Katakana Letters

Katakana is another set of alphabet. Katakana and Hiragana alphabets represent exactly the same set of sounds.

Katakana also has 46 basic letters and their modified forms.

In modern age, Katakana is used mostly for foreign loan words.

See About Katakana page for more details.

Learning Katakana

Katakana is usually learned after Hiragana. It takes 3-20 days.

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Katakana Master Drill helps you to learn quickly how to read, write and type the Katakana letters.

Kanji

Sample Kanji Letters

Kanji came from China. Pronunciation and usage have been modified to fit the Japanese language.

Each Kanji symbol has one or more way of readings and meanings.

Around 2,500 Kanji symbols are used in daily life.

See About Kanji page for more details.

Learning Kanji

Most students learn about 2,000 commonly used Kanji after mastering Hiragana and Katakana. It takes 1-3 years.

Kanji Master Drill helps you to learn quickly how to read, write and properly use the Kanji symbols.

Rmaji

Sample Rmaji Letters

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Rmaji describes the sound of Japanese in Roman alphabet.

It is mainly used for the convenience of foreigners. For example, name of the train station is written in Rmaji.

See About Rmaji page for more details.

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