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| The Japanese written language has three writing systems: | | The Japanese written language has three writing systems: |
| * '''Kanji''' | | * '''Kanji''' |
| : Characters are borrowed from Chinese (tens of thousands)
| | {{Block indent|Characters are borrowed from Chinese (tens of thousands)}} |
| : only 2,000 kanji are needed to read Japanese
| | {{Block indent|only 2,000 kanji are needed to read Japanese}} |
| * '''Hiragana''' | | * '''Hiragana''' |
| : Phonetic system
| | {{Block indent|Phonetic system}} |
| : 46 basic symbols or letters --- [https://iknow.jp/courses/24666 See List]
| | {{Block indent|46 basic symbols or letters --- [https://iknow.jp/courses/24666 See List]}} |
| * '''Katakana''' | | * '''Katakana''' |
| : Phonetic system
| | {{Block indent|Phonetic system}} |
| : 46 basic symbols or letters --- [https://iknow.jp/courses/24667 See List]
| | {{Block indent|46 basic symbols or letters --- [https://iknow.jp/courses/24667 See List]}} |
| <br> | | <br> |
| '''Online Resources''' | | '''Online Resources''' |