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Japanese writing system and Syllabary

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Difference between Japanese writing system and Syllabary

Japanese writing system vs. Syllabary

The modern Japanese writing system uses a combination of logographic kanji, which are adopted Chinese characters, and syllabic kana. A syllabary is a set of written symbols that represent the syllables or (more frequently) moras which make up words.

Similarities between Japanese writing system and Syllabary

Japanese writing system and Syllabary have 10 things in common (in Unionpedia): Chinese characters, English language, Grapheme, Hiragana, Japanese language, Kana, Katakana, Logogram, Mora (linguistics), Orthography.

Chinese characters

Chinese characters are logograms primarily used in the writing of Chinese and Japanese.

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English language

English is a West Germanic language that was first spoken in early medieval England and is now a global lingua franca.

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Grapheme

In linguistics, a grapheme is the smallest unit of a writing system of any given language.

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Hiragana

is a Japanese syllabary, one component of the Japanese writing system, along with katakana, kanji, and in some cases rōmaji (Latin script).

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Japanese language

is an East Asian language spoken by about 128 million people, primarily in Japan, where it is the national language.

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Kana

are syllabic Japanese scripts, a part of the Japanese writing system contrasted with the logographic Chinese characters known in Japan as kanji (漢字).

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Katakana

is a Japanese syllabary, one component of the Japanese writing system along with hiragana, kanji, and in some cases the Latin script (known as rōmaji).

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Logogram

In written language, a logogram or logograph is a written character that represents a word or phrase.

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Mora (linguistics)

A mora (plural morae or moras; often symbolized μ) is a unit in phonology that determines syllable weight, which in some languages determines stress or timing.

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Orthography

An orthography is a set of conventions for writing a language.

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Japanese writing system and Syllabary Comparison

Japanese writing system has 100 relations, while Syllabary has 42. As they have in common 10, the Jaccard index is 7.04% = 10 / (100 + 42).

References

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