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I don't think anyone does The typical Japanese person only knows apporx 2000 kanji

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How many symbols are there in Japanese?

There are three writing systems in Japanese: kanji (characters borrowed from Chinese), hiragana, and katakana. There are over 2,000 commonly used kanji characters, along with 46 characters in both hiragana and katakana.


What is the script of Japanese?

There are 3 different Japanese scripts; Hiragana, Katakana and Kanji. Katakana is used to write names, kanji are single symbols meaning one word and hiragana is used for everything else. Japanese words written in English letters is called Romaji. hope this helped!


Write kristy in kanji?

Errr... Kristy isn't a Japanese name, so it doesn't have a kanji. All foreign names are written in romaji only. クリスティー


What are the differences between Chinese, Japanese, and Korean characters?

Chinese, Japanese, and Korean characters are all logographic writing systems, but they have distinct differences. Chinese characters are the oldest and most complex, with thousands of characters representing words or concepts. Japanese uses a mix of Chinese characters (kanji) along with two syllabaries (hiragana and katakana). Korean characters (Hangul) are phonetic and represent sounds rather than meanings, making them simpler and easier to learn.


What is the Japanese letters a-z?

The Japanese writing system mainly uses three types of characters: hiragana, katakana, and kanji. Hiragana and katakana are phonetic alphabets, each with characters representing all the sounds in the Japanese language. Unlike English, Japanese does not have a direct equivalent of the letters A to Z.

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How many Chinese words are in the Japanese language?

It is said that some 50,000 kanji (Chinese characters) exist. However, many kanji are not necessarily used in daily life. The Japanese Ministry of Education designated 2,136 characters as Jooyoo Kanji, which are the most frequently used characters. It would be very helpful to learn all Jooyoo Kanji, but the basic 1,000 characters are sufficient to read about 90% of the kanji used in a newspaper (about 60% with 500 characters).


A website where you can find all Japanese kanji with pronunciation?

There are more then 35,000 Kanji characters in the Japanese language. A lot of them are obscure and not commonly used. I doubt there is a website that has all of them. You can look at the JLPT project site and there will be a lot of Kanji, all useful.


Are Chinese characters pronounced the same when used as Kanji?

Almost Not, even not similar at all. Chinese pronounce system is totally different with Japanese.


Which Japanese symbols are pictorial and carry meaning?

All of the Japanese kanji characters are pictorial and carry meaning, and are far too numerous to list.


Can you give me in ABC order the Chinese characters and Chinese words?

Unlike the English alphabet, there is no ABC order for Chinese characters. If one were to list them all, then it would take a while since researchers say there are over 80000 Chinese characters.


What is the alhabet of Japan?

There are basically three alphabets in Japan: hiragana, katakana, and kanji. Hiragana is what's first learned, and is one of the easiest. Katakana has the same amount of characters and same pronounciations as hiragana, but written different. Katakana is often used for foreign words. Kanji is the alphabet that is Chinese characters. The kanji alphabet is endless, but Japanese and Chinese kanji are not the same. There's the Japanese meaning and Chinese meaning. Most people when writing will use all three alphabets at the same time.


I keep looking but all I can find are Chinese. Where can I look up Japanese characters online?

Japanese language uses 2 alphabets (hiragana and katakana) in addition to more complex characters that are derived from the Chinese written language. Kanji (Japanese characters) are the same as Chinese characters.


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What kind of narrator knows the thoughts and sees the actions of all the characters in a story?

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How many symbols are there in Japanese?

There are three writing systems in Japanese: kanji (characters borrowed from Chinese), hiragana, and katakana. There are over 2,000 commonly used kanji characters, along with 46 characters in both hiragana and katakana.


What is the script of Japanese?

There are 3 different Japanese scripts; Hiragana, Katakana and Kanji. Katakana is used to write names, kanji are single symbols meaning one word and hiragana is used for everything else. Japanese words written in English letters is called Romaji. hope this helped!


Which type of narrator knows only information about other characters?

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