Japanase alphabet

The Japanese writing was born from the Chinese writing, than was carried to Japan with Corea, in the sigle IV. The Japanese writing has there sistems for writing and one for transcription.

• Hiragana
• Katakana
• Kanji
• Rômanji

The hiragana

It usually write the words own the Japanase onomatopoeia produced by living organisms.

The katakana

It usually write the words for write phonetically words with foreign origin. Also it use for write onomatopeias and, in the form figurative, for enfatize the words. when it want call the attention.

The kanji

Kanji are the sinograms in the Japanese writing. The Kanjis are utilize in the majory for express only concepts, to diference for chinese, when can are also utilize in its caracter phonetically. However, also exist combinations of kanjis than doesn't obey its original significate and than only put for its phonetic value. To this combinations are called "ateji".

The rômanji

The Japanese use the roman alphabet. The rômanji are utilitzing for names of marcs or companies and also for write international acronyms. In the românji has diferent sistems of romanitzion, which the most know is the Hepburn, but the Kunrei-shiki is the official in Japan.