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Usage of Japanese Scripts
  • There are 3 Japanese scripts : Hiragana, Katakana & Kanji. Mostof the Japanese sentences are written in Hiragana, Katakana & Kanji, all three.
  • Hiragana is used for the endings of verbs and for grammatical particles.
  • Katakanais used for transcription of words borrowed from foreign languages(except Chinese), mostly English in origin, like country names, personal names, etc.
  • Both Hiragana and Katakana are syllabaries in which each symbol represents a spoken syllable, representing exactly the same set of sounds.
  • Kanji, which is a set of Chinese characters called sinograms, is used for the nouns and the radicals of verbs.
  • The Hiragana script has a Kanji equivalent (excepts the endings of verbs and the particles).
  • The Katakana script does not have a Kanji equivalent.
  • Whereas Hiragana and Katakana are phonetic representations of sound, Kanji conveys sounds as well as meanings.
  • A sentence in Japanese can be written in Hiragana and Katakana only (without Kanji).
  • Romaji (Roman letters) is simply the transliteration of Japanese in the Latin script. It is sometimes used for the convenience of foreigners, mostly on sign-boards and at stations.
  • The Romaji vowelsā, ī, ū, ē signify emphasis, and hence are also written asaa, ii, uu et ee. ex. īe = iie
  • The vowel ō becomes ou and not oo ex. gakkō = gakkou
  • In Katakana, the emphasis on the vowel signifies a long sound written as . ex. nōto (notebook), will be written in katakana as : ノ

Example. The sentence 'Mr. Gupta is an Indian.' is written in :

Japanese Romaji : Guputa san wa Indojin desu.

Japanese traditional (Hiragana, Katakana and Kanji) :グプタさんはインドです。; where
Kanji = (jin = person) ; Katakana = グプタ(Guputa), インド (Indo = India) and the rest is Hiragana.

Japanese Hiragana and Katakana (without Kanji) : グプタさんはインドジンです。

Note - The Kanji in the sentence written in Japanese traditional, is replaced by the hiragana equivalentジン(Indo).

Note :
The Katakana vocabulary consists of words which are only to be written in Katakana, with the exception of some Hiragana words written in Katakana for the sake of foreigners.
ex. Milk (gyūnyū) is a Hiragana word , also written in Katakana Romaji (miruku) in restaurant menus and supermarkets.

Some words are written as a combination of  Hiragana and Katakana.
South African = みなみアフリカ where, South (basically a Hiragana word) = みなみ and Africa = アフリカ (Katakana)
North America = きたアメリカ where, North (basically a Hiragana word) = きた and America = アメリカ (Katakana)

To denote nationality, 'jin', essentially a Hiragana / Kanji word (じん / ) is suffixed to the name of the country.
Jin means person or people in Japanese.

ex.  American = America + jin = Amerikajin ( (アメリカじん / アメリカ)

Most nationalities are written in Katakana with the exception of Japanese, Chinese and Korean which are written in Hiragana / Kanji.
Japanese - Nihonjin (にほんじん / 日本人)
Chinese - Chūgokujin (ちゅうごくじん / 中国
Korean - Kankokujin (かんこくじん / 韓国)

Romaji Vocabulary  Hiragana Vocabulary  Katakana Vocabulary  Kanji Vocabulary

Hiragana Alphabets  Katakana Alphabets  Kanji Characters Tables





Nationalities in English (Kokuseki Eigo de) : Nationalities in Japanese Romaji (Kokuseki Nihongo Romaji de) : Nationalities in Japanese Katakana (Kokuseki Nihongo Katakana de)
  • African
    - Afurikajin
    アフリカじん

  • Algerian
    - Arujeriajin
    アルジェリアじん 

  • American
    - Amerikajin
    アメリカじん

  • Argentinian
    - Aruzenchinjin
    アルゼンチンじん

  • Asian
    - Ajiajin
    アジヤじん

  • Australian
    - Ōsutorariājin


    オーストラリアじん

  • Austrian
    - Ōsutoriajin
    オーストリアじん

  • Belgian
    - Berugījin
    ベルギーじん

  • Brazilian
    - Burajirujin
    ブラジルじん

  • British
    - Igirisujin
    イギリスじん

  • Bulgarian
    - Burukariajin
    ブルカリアじん

  • Canadian
    - Kanadajin
    カナダじん

  • Chilean
    - Chirijin
    チリじん

  • Danish, Dane
    - Dējin
    デーンじん

  • Dutch
    - Orandojin
    オランダじん

  • Egyptian
    - Ejiputojin
    エジプトじん

  • European
    - Yōroppajin
    ヨーロッパじん

  • Filipino
    - Fuiriponjin
    フィリピンじん

  • Finn
    - Finrandojin
    フィンランドじん

  • French
    - Furansujin
    フランスじん

  • German
    - Doitsujin
    ドイツじん

  • Greek
    - Girishajin
    ギリシャじん

  • Hungarian
    - Hangarījin
    ハンガリーじん

  • Icelandic
    - Aisurandojin
    アイスランドじん

  • Indian
    - Indojin
    インド じん

  • Indonesian
    - Indoneshiajin
    インドネシアじん

  • Iranian
    - Iranjin
    イランじん

  • Iraqi
    - Irakujin
    イラクじん

  • Irish
    - Airurandojin
    アイルランドじん

  • Italian
    - Itariajin
    イタリアじん

  • Kenyan
    - Keniyajin, Keniajin
    ケニヤじん, ケニアじん

  • Lebanese
    - Rebanon
    レバノン

  • Libyan
    - Ribiajin
    リビアじん

  • Malaysian
    - Marēshiajin
    マレーシアじん

  • Mexican
    - Mekishikojin
    メキシコじん

  • Moroccan
    - Morokkojin
    モロッコじん

  • North American
    - KitaAmerikajin
    きたアメリカ じん

  • Norwegian
    - Noruwējin
    ノルウェーじん

  • Pakistani
    - Pakisutanjin
    パキスタンじん

  • Peruvian
    - Perūjin
    ペルーじん

  • Polish
    - Porandojin
    ポランじん

  • Portuguese
    - Porutogarujin
    ポルトガルじん

  • Russian
    - Roshiajin
    ド ロシアじん

  • Saudi Arabian
    - Sauji Arabiajin
    サウジ アラビアじん

  • Serbian
    - Serubiajin
    セルビアじん 

  • Singaporean
    - Shingapōrujin
    シンガポじん

  • South African
    - MinamiAfurikajin
    みなみアフリカじん

  • South American
    - MinamiAmerikajin
    みなみアメリカじん

  • Spanish
    - Supeinjin
    スペインじん

  • Swede
    - Suuwēdenjin
    スウェーデンじん

  • Swiss
    - Suisugin
    スイスじん

  • Thai
    - Taijin
    タイじん

  • Tunisian
    - Chunijiajin, Teyunijiyajin
    チュニジアじん, テュニジアじん 

  • Turkish
    - Torukojin
    トルコじん 

  • Ukrainian
    - Ukurainajin
    ウクライナじん

  • Venezuelan
    - Benezuerajin
    ベネズエラじん

  • Vietnamese
    - Betonamujin
    ベトナムじん



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