29-09-2007, 10:20pm
Hiragana is the Traditional Japanese alphabet used for Japanese words
Katakana is the alphabet used to spell non Japanese (typically western) words.
Kanji are the Chinese idiograms (picture words) that are used in every day spelling to depict whole words or phrases.
There are over 4000 kanji characters in use in Japan today, with most Japanese not knowing them all.
Katakana is the alphabet used to spell non Japanese (typically western) words.
Kanji are the Chinese idiograms (picture words) that are used in every day spelling to depict whole words or phrases.
There are over 4000 kanji characters in use in Japan today, with most Japanese not knowing them all.