Daily Archives: 2009-12-01

Learning Japanese: Writing System

This entry is part 3 of 5 in the series Learning Japanese

The Japanese writing system consists of three main components: hiragana and katakana (collectively known as kana), and kanji. Arabic numerals are often used instead of traditional numerals. Occasionally Latin characters are used for effect. Rōmaji is used to phonetically transcribe … Continue reading

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Learning Japanese: Introduction

This entry is part 1 of 5 in the series Learning Japanese

In a moment of insanity I decided to learn Japanese. By the way, this series isn’t about teaching you Japanese, but to relate my learning experience and perhaps provide you some help in finding resources if you decide to learn … Continue reading

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