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Tracing back to the history of the Japanese script

The Japanese language has 3 systems. They have syllabaries of hiragana and katakana. This category is an old and traditional form where as Kanji is a system which supports the syllabaries and the Chinese characters. However in the form of Kanji they incorporate both Chinese and Japanese in both speech and written.

Tracing back to the history of the Japanese script

Tracing back to the history of the Japanese script

Kanji

Kanji is a form which is best represented by images. They correlate the picture to what they want to say. They are also represented as morpheme. Morpheme is a part of the word. This technique was passed on from the Chinese language. Kanji also has a different form of pronounciation. They follow certain syllabulls. However, Kanji is more lenient and has explored various countries which has made significant alterations.

They have 2 forms of reading the on’yomi and the kun’yomi. On’yomi focuses on the prounouciations of particular workds and the kun’yomi also known as multi-kanji coumpound words is used when stating someones surname, spefically in reading. Reading plays a big role with the Kanji because of the lateration and the adoption of the education system. Back in the 8000 they has various ‘double meaning’ of words. For instance, the word dance can correlate to tortoise shell or writing. Now based on the sign it has a different meaning.

Tracing back to the history of the Japanese script

Tracing back to the history of the Japanese script

Tracing back to the history of the Japanese script

How did Kanji come to Japan?

As mentioned above, Kanji has been passed down through the Korean Peninsula. It was a place close to Japan which is why it led to the affect on the writing system. When this language was being passed down, Japan didn’t have any form of writing. The progress began when the Chinese immigrants first began using it to converse. After a 500 AD a group of devotes where the one who made it official in the scripture of Japanese.

Tracing back to the history of the Japanese script

Kana

Kana is used for the characters of Japanese. However, this form was also passed down from the Chinese. This method writing was commonly used in poetry or by women. This form of writing was not considered ethical or to use for any historical records or official documents. However another form was adopted known as the Hiragana. This was used spefically for prounounciations. Because of vastness of the languae they have adopted this form for all official wriiten documents.

Quick facts about japan

  1. The literacy rate is among the highest in all youth
  2. Tokyo is the biggest city in the world
  3. Japan consists of 6952 islands
  4. The education system has included the cleaniess of their surroundings and country
  5. Japan cultivates the most excusite and unique forms of foods and products
  6. In japan, instead of shaking others hands they bow
  7. They are known for their beautiful and intrequte temples
  8. They built the first capcule hotel
  9. Japan has the worlds lowest crime rates
  10. They have had over 1500 earthquakes in a year

Tracing back to the history of the Japanese script
Tracing back to the history of the Japanese script

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