| Learn Japanese for a real communication for your | | | | symbol, but in a formal letter, you should use Kanji |
| work, school project, and communicating with your | | | | symbol. Although it is not wrong to use katakana |
| Japanese mate properly. | | | | symbol to write "Thank you" in Japanese, not many |
| Many people think that Learning to speak Japanese | | | | Japanese people would do so. |
| language is more difficult than learning to write | | | | If you travel to Japan, you would see how each |
| Japanese. But, it is actually vice versa, because there | | | | Japanese Kanji Symbols, Hiragana and Katakana |
| are 3 different Japanese symbol called Kanji, Hiragana | | | | symbols are used |
| and Katakana, if you want to learn to write | | | | For example, Japanese Magazine normally use 80% |
| Japanese. | | | | of Kanji symbols, and 10% of Hiragana and Katakana |
| Normally, many Westerners think that kanji symbol is | | | | symbols. |
| the only writing form we use in Japanese. It is true | | | | Another case is the singboard of the place in a |
| that we use kanji symbols more than hiragana or | | | | subway. Almost all the sings are written with the |
| katakana symbols when writing something in | | | | Kanji symbols. By the way, we can write numbers in |
| Japanese. However, unlike Chinese people who use | | | | kanji symbols as well, but normally use the numerical |
| only Kanji symbols, we mix up all Japanese scripts. | | | | sign to represent. |
| So, when do you have to use which script? The | | | | Also, Japanese language is changing everyday. There |
| answer is it all depends on a type of sentence used. | | | | are new Japanese words in which old Japanese |
| Generally, the majority of Japanese textbooks says | | | | people cannot understand and those words are |
| that Hiragana symbol is used when a word cannot be | | | | usually written by Katakana symbol or Hiragana |
| written in Kanji symbol, and Katakana symbol is | | | | symbol. |
| mainly used to represent foreign words, or names | | | | Although they are not proper Japanese language, |
| which have adopted into the Japanese writing | | | | many young Japanese people use such characters |
| system. | | | | nowadays, and those words are normally abbreviated |
| However, it is always the case. | | | | words. |
| For example, "Thank you" in Japanese is "A Ri Ga To | | | | That is why leaning to write Japanese is more |
| U". Normally, you will write this word in Hiragana | | | | difficult than speaking Japanese. |