Usage of Hiragana and Katakana

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Usage of Hiragana & Katakana

Modern Japanese texts are a mixture from kanji,
hiragana and some interspersed katakana. All the three types have got
their very special function. In the following you can find some of the
basic rules in which cases you use the two syllablewritings.

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Kanji History

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Kanji History and Development

The oldest known Chinese characters appeared about 1600 B.C. but quantity and niveau suggest that they already passed a longer development. Just like Egyptian hieroglyphics they derived from natural illustrations, which got more and more conceptional with the time.
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Japanese Symbols

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Japanese Symbols

Japanese is a blend from three basic writings: kanji,
hiragana nad katakana. They are all used simultaneously but with a
special role in this language.
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