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* '''Katakana''' | * '''Katakana''' | ||
: Phonetic system | : Phonetic system | ||
: 46 basic symbols or letters | : 46 basic symbols or letters | ||
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'''Online Resources''' | '''Online Resources''' | ||
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_language#Phonology Aids for Vowels and Consonants - Wikipedia] | * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_language#Phonology Aids for Vowels and Consonants - Wikipedia] | ||
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_phonology Japanese Phonology (including Consonants, Vowels, Accent, Sound Change, etc.) - Wikipedia] | * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_phonology Japanese Phonology (including Consonants, Vowels, Accent, Sound Change, etc.) - Wikipedia] | ||
==Language Aids and Dictionaries== | ==Language Aids and Dictionaries== | ||
'''Dictionaries''' | '''Dictionaries''' | ||
* [https://jisho.org/ Japanese-English Dictionary | * [https://jisho.org/ Jisho - Japanese-English Dictionary] | ||
* [https://tangorin.com/ Japanese-English Dictionary | * [https://tangorin.com/ Tangorin - Japanese-English Dictionary] | ||
* [https://www.japandict.com/ Japanese-English Dictionary | * [https://www.japandict.com/ JapanDict - Japanese-English Dictionary] | ||
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_dictionary History of Japanese Dictionaries - Wikipedia] | * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_dictionary History of Japanese Dictionaries - Wikipedia] | ||
'''Language Aids''' | '''Language Aids''' | ||
* [https://www.fluentu.com/blog/japanese/japanese-learning-tools/ 20 Must-have Japanese Learning Tools] | * [https://www.fluentu.com/blog/japanese/japanese-learning-tools/ 20 Must-have Japanese Learning Tools] | ||
==Additional Resources== | ==Additional Resources== | ||
* | * Eleanor Harz Jorden & Hamako Ito Chaplin, '''''Reading Japanese''''', (Tokyo : Charles E. Tuttle), 1985 - [https://www.worldcat.org/title/reading-japanese/oclc/857139319&referer=brief_results Reading Japanese] | ||
* Hamako Ito Chaplin & Jorden Eleanor harz, '''''Reading Japanese''''', (Tokyo : Charles E. Tuttle Co), 1992 - [https://www.worldcat.org/title/reading-japanese/oclc/474488910&referer=brief_results Reading Japanese] | |||
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== References == | == References == | ||
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Description[edit | edit source]
Modern-day Japanese is the language of virtually all Japanese living in Japan, but prior to 1868 there were many significant regional variations. Korean is spoken by one-half of one percent of the population. The Ainu language, spoken by the aboriginal Ainu people, is nearly extinct. There are also several Ryukyuan languages, closely related to Japanese, used in Okinawa and other islands in the south. These languages are disappearing as the younger generations are using modern Japanese.
The earliest documents in Japan were written in Chinese. Japanese language documents are written with a complex mixture of three separate writing systems: Japanese in Chinese characters (called Kanji) and two phonetic syllabic systems - Hiragana (more cursive and often used with Kanji characters) and Katakana (more angular and for transcribing words of foreign origin).[1]
| Tip: You can decipher "old" kanji, by using the IME pad on the Language Bar on your computer? Draw the kanji - in stroke order, then move your curser over the corresponding kanji on the right. It will reveal the different options of how to read/speak the kanji. |
Word List(s)[edit | edit source]
- Japanese Genealogical Word List
- 101 Core and Commonly Used Japanese Words - Fluent in 3 months
- Top 100 Basic Japanese Words - Coto Japanese Academy
Alphabet and Pronunciation[edit | edit source]
The Japanese written language has three writing systems:
- Kanji
- Characters are borrowed from Chinese (tens of thousands)
- only 2,000 kanji are needed to read Japanese
- Hiragana
- Phonetic system
- 46 basic symbols or letters
- Katakana
- Phonetic system
- 46 basic symbols or letters
Online Resources
- Aids for Vowels and Consonants - Wikipedia
- Japanese Phonology (including Consonants, Vowels, Accent, Sound Change, etc.) - Wikipedia
Language Aids and Dictionaries[edit | edit source]
Dictionaries
- Jisho - Japanese-English Dictionary
- Tangorin - Japanese-English Dictionary
- JapanDict - Japanese-English Dictionary
- History of Japanese Dictionaries - Wikipedia
Language Aids
Additional Resources[edit | edit source]
- Eleanor Harz Jorden & Hamako Ito Chaplin, Reading Japanese, (Tokyo : Charles E. Tuttle), 1985 - Reading Japanese
- Hamako Ito Chaplin & Jorden Eleanor harz, Reading Japanese, (Tokyo : Charles E. Tuttle Co), 1992 - Reading Japanese
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ The Family History Department of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, “Family History Record Profile: Japan,” Word document, private files of the FamilySearch Content Strategy Team, 1986-2001.