2. JAPANESE
LANGUAGE

3. JAPANESE
LANGUAGE
Kanji, Katakana, Hiragana, and Romaji

4. Kanji, Katakana, Hiragana, and Romaji

8. KANJI

9. KANJI
Are Chinese picture symbols

10. KANJI
Are Chinese picture symbols
They were adopted by Japan in the fifth century

11. KANJI
Are Chinese picture symbols
They were adopted by Japan in the fifth century
Each symbol stands for a whole word or idea

12. KANJI
Are Chinese picture symbols
They were adopted by Japan in the fifth century
Each symbol stands for a whole word or idea
There are over 40,000 such symbols

13. Are Chinese picture symbols
They were adopted by Japan in the fifth century
Each symbol stands for a whole word or idea
There are over 40,000 such symbols

15. KATAKANA

16. KATAKANA
Means ‘fragmentary’

17. KATAKANA
Means ‘fragmentary’
Used for country names, foreign places and personal names

18. KATAKANA
Means ‘fragmentary’
Used for country names, foreign places and personal names
There are 48 symbols

19. KATAKANA
Means ‘fragmentary’
Used for country names, foreign places and personal names
There are 48 symbols
It is considered as a men’s language

21. ROMAJI

22. ROMAJI
26 letter alphabet

23. ROMAJI
26 letter alphabet
used to be writer in columns~now lines

24. ROMAJI
26 letter alphabet
used to be writer in columns~now lines
letters in calligraphy

25. ROMAJI
26 letter alphabet
used to be writer in columns~now lines
letters in calligraphy
all japanese learn the art of calligraphy

26. ROMAJI
used to be writer in columns~now lines
letters in calligraphy
all japanese learn the art of calligraphy

27. ROMAJI
letters in calligraphy
all japanese learn the art of calligraphy

28. ROMAJI
all japanese learn the art of calligraphy

29. ROMAJI

31. Credit to:
Kanji: Kelly Chan
Katakana: Sydney Kucera
Hiragana: Jason Kim
Romaji: Thomas Darcy

32. Credit to:

33. Credit to:
Kanji: Kelly Chan
Katakana: Sydney Kucera
Hiragana: Jason Kim
Romaji: Thomas Darcy