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It is essentially different in just about every way. Japan does not use the English alphabet, does not contain all of the English phonemes, and utilizes a significantly different grammatical structure. Whereas English is typically categorized as a "Subject Verb Object" language, Japanese is a "Subject Object Verb" language. Japan has adopted and "Japanized" some English words and phrases, but outside of this, any similarities are few and far between.
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Why do Japanese letters look so different to English letters?
Japanese Letters are written in a different traditional style than the English language. Japanese is written in the roman alphabet and each letter stands for a sound. Japanese sentence structure is much different then the English structure.
Why are the lyrics for the theme songs from the Kingdom Hearts games in English different than the translated lyrics from the original Japanese versions of the songs?
Possibly because the Japanese characters can translate to something different, so the Japanese version assumes it is something different than the English version; possibly because of a translation mix-up.
How is US different than Japan?
the US is different from Japan because in the US we speak mostly English and in Japan they speak Japanese.
Is Japanese language hard to speak?
Japanese is a difficult language to learn because it has a different grammatical structure than English and employs three different writing systems, among other things. However, Japanese is not that difficult to pronounce. Most of the sounds are similar to sounds used in English.
How is Japanese Google different than American Google?
There are several differences between Japanese Google and American Google. The main difference is that Japanese Google is written in Japanese, where as American Google is written in English.
Is Japanese easier than English?
YES!! the hardest language is English!
What is the word grand in Japanese?
The Japanese language has many different forms of the English word "grand". One Japanese translation (spelled with the English alphabet) would be "gurando".
How can one distinguish a Japanese person from a Chinese person?
Though Japanese are a little taller than Chinese averagely. But different Chinese from different parts of China are much different in stature. Most northerners are much taller than southerners of China and Japanese. And many Chinese can speak more standard English. Japanese used to bowing in greeting, but most Chinese used to shaking hands. Japanese like quiet; in contrast, Chinese is more extrovert to some extent.
What us the word 'different' when translated from English to Japanese?
You may 'chigau'.
How were Japanese castles different from English castles defence?
English castles have gun/bow and arrow slits
What are reasons for the stratification of languages in different cultures?
In Japanese there are five different levels for politeness. There are changes over time. Old English and Modern English have different pronouns.
How do you say in Japanese do you understand me?
You may say 'wakarimasu ka,' written in Japanese as: 分かりますか
