How Do You Write In Japanese Script?
The Japanese writing system is one of the most complicated in the world. Consisting of three separate character sets (alphabets), Japanese writing is extremely difficult to learn. Kanji, the Chinese characters used in Japan, number in the tens of thousands. The two kanji-derived scripts, hiragana and katakana, are an easier chore but learning them alone will leave still leave you illiterate. This article will help introduce you to writing Japanese script. Begin with katakana. The easiest Japanese script is katakana, the kanji-derived phonetic character set used for foreign names or loan words. For example, see the symbols to the left. These three characters represent the English sounds for “n” “so” and “no” The top black symbols are katakana symbols. The bottom blue symbols represent the same sounds in hiragana, the native japanese kanji-derived symbol alphabet. Watch the stroke order. The green and red arrows in the above sample show stroke order. Stroke order is important for writing
