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Japanese scripts

Published on Nov 20, 2015

Three types of script are used in Japanese writing.

PRESENTATION OUTLINE

kanji

can be complex
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kanji

Photo by TerryJohnston

 is lovely to look at

hiragana

is simple and a little curvy
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see how graceful?

Photo by jpeepz

katakana

Photo by John Rabbit

katakana

is simple, but a bit angular
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katakana

can look very bold
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usually kanji & hiragana together

Photo by abuckingham

vertical

top to bottom, starting on the right
Photo by Ol' Wizard

3 scripts

for writing in Japanese