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Japanese has no alphabet. It uses two syllabaries (Katakana, Hiragana), and about 2000 Chinese characters (Kanji).

Kanji were first introduced in the 4th Century.

Hiragana was introduced in the 5th Century.

Katagana was introduced aound the 8th Century

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