About Japanese Symbols
Japanese Symbols explained by JLC Osaka!
Understanding Japanese symbols for people around the world. The basics of Japanese symbols revolve around three sub-scripts or components of the Japanese language which are called Kanji, Hiragana and Katakana respectively. To understand what Japanese symbols is about, we first need to understand the nuances of each of these symbols scripts.
Kanji – the most common and difficult component of Japanese Symbols
Kanji is used in everyday reading and writing of the Japanese Language. Adopted from China centuries ago, it has become known as Kanji in Japan. The Japanese symbols known as Kanji is the most important writing component in Japanese language followed by 2 other Japanese symbols components of Hiragana and Katakana which is explained further below.
Reading and writing Kanji symbols can be extremely difficult for foreigners. It is taught at a young age in all Japanese schools. The Kanji symbols are broken up into specific groups which are taught in schools accordingly until students have become adults and have a good grasp of all common Japanese Kanji symbols that is used on a day to day basis.
That being said, this specific Japanese symbols component known as Kanji contains thousands upon thousands of symbol scripts. Indeed very few Japanese can really master and maintain excellent skills at using Kanji. Frequently on Japanese TV quiz shows, Japanese Kanji symbols are part of the game where contestants ( usually Japanese celebrities and comedians ) have to choose or write the correct Kanji symbols.
Kanji Symbols carry representations for a very large volume of words and we usually add the Japanese symbols Hiragana component to assist with correct pronunciation. Kanji is very popular amongst Tattoo lovers for Kanji word and phrase tattoos and even name tattoos in Kanji.
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Hiragana – A Kana syllabaries script and component of Japanese Symbols
The Japanese symbols component of Hiragana is part of the Kana syllabaries, the other one being Katakana which is explained further below.Hiragana symbols came to life a long time back around AD 774-835. It is known that the Hiragana symbols was created by a Buddhist priest named Kukai. The Japanese symbols of Hiragana have no connection to Katakana whatsoever although they both are part of the Kana syllabaries.
Hiragana symbols are actually more rounded in nature when you look at the symbols scripts. Hiragana is also relatively easy to learn unlike Kanji Symbols which is much more complex than the Kana syllabaries.Its known that the Japanese symbols component of Hiragana was actually invented for simplify the complex phonetic Kanji symbols. In fact people those days believed woman were not capable of learning the Complex Kanji symbols and were taught to read and write Hiragana instead.
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The Japanese symbols component of Katakana is probably the easiest to master. Many will argue though that Hiragana symbols component is easier to master. Katakana symbols have unique characteristics in the writing strokes. Unlike the Hiragana symbols which are usually rounded in nature. Katakana Japanese symbols on the other hand have straight, sharp writing strokes.Katakana symbols is part of the Kana syllabaries, the other being Hiragana which was explained above. The Katakana Japanese symbols component is used usually for all foreign terms. This refers to peoples names, places, food, etc.
Any word that has been brought into Japan from abroad will most likely be written in Katakana. For example lets take the English word Restaurant as a common example. In Katakana we would pronounce this as "resutoran" and write it as レストラン.Although foreign names are written in Katakana Japanese symbols, we can also use Kanji symbols to write names and we offer this service through our site for Kanji Symbols Name in Japanese Translation Service.
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