Do the Japanese mainly use kanji?

Answer 1

Well, English is a European language, and Japanese is an Asian language. When each language / writing system was created, they had most likely no contact what-so-ever with each other.

If you and a friend had to create your own writing systems without knowing anything about the others, I'm willing to bet they would look nothing alike.

Answer 2

No, but they come close. Kanji makes up 43% of a normal sentence. Only because many Kanji are too hard to write. If you are considering learning Kanji, you might want to learn Hiragana and Katakana. They are much more simple. And have a little alphabet too. But many names, places, and products are in Kanji. So I would recommend learning Hiragana, then Kanji, and if you want, Katakana.

Answer 3

Chinese characters (a.k.a., kanji) is the first "alphabet" Japan used. It's still useful today because it can differentiate between homonyms since a character alone can hold the meaning of the word.

Answer 4

No. Japanese people speak Japanese. Kanji is a way of writing Japanese.

Answer 5

No. Japanese people read kanji, which is a writing system for Japanese.