Japanese is believed to be linked to the Altaic language family, which includes Turkish, Mongolian and other languages, but also shows similarities to Austronesian languages like Polynesian.
Writing:
The Japanese writing system consists of three different character sets, including Kanji (several thousands of Chinese characters) and Hiragana and Katakana (two syllabaries of 46 characters each together called Kana). Japanese texts can be written in two ways, that are, In Western style, such as in horizontal rows from the top to the bottom of the page, or in traditional Japanese style
The Japanese writing system consists of three different character sets, including Kanji (several thousands of Chinese characters) and Hiragana and Katakana (two syllabaries of 46 characters each together called Kana). Japanese texts can be written in two ways, that are, In Western style, such as in horizontal rows from the top to the bottom of the page, or in traditional Japanese style
Grammar:
Basic Japanese grammar is relatively simple. Complicating factors such as gender articles and distinctions between plural and singular are missing almost completely. Conjugation rules for verbs and adjectives are simple and almost free of exceptions.
Basic Japanese grammar is relatively simple. Complicating factors such as gender articles and distinctions between plural and singular are missing almost completely. Conjugation rules for verbs and adjectives are simple and almost free of exceptions.
Pronunciation:
In comparison with other languages, Japanese knows relatively few sounds, and pronunciation poses little problems to most learners. The biggest difficulty are accents, which do exist, but to a much lower extent than in the Chinese language. In addition, there are relatively many homonyms, i.e. words that are pronounced the same way, but have different meanings.
In comparison with other languages, Japanese knows relatively few sounds, and pronunciation poses little problems to most learners. The biggest difficulty are accents, which do exist, but to a much lower extent than in the Chinese language. In addition, there are relatively many homonyms, i.e. words that are pronounced the same way, but have different meanings.
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