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title: "japanese"
tags:
- language
---
[[japanese-words]]
# Resources
- http://guidetojapanese.org/learn/grammar
- https://app.memrise.com/course/29267/genki-i/
- https://www.reddit.com/r/LearnJapanese/comments/4vhe30/6_months_later_how_i_learned_to_learn_japanese/
- https://www.reddit.com/r/LearnJapanese/wiki/index/startersguide/
- https://www.reddit.com/r/LearnJapanese/wiki/index/resources
- https://github.com/EngJpDiscordExchange/Awesome-Japanese/blob/master/readme.md
- https://realkana.com
- https://docs.google.com/document/d/10bRzVblKVOsQJjTc2PIi1Gbj_LrsJCkMkh0SutXCZdI/edit#
- http://japanese-lesson.com/resources/pdf/characters/hiragana_chart.pdf
- http://japanese-lesson.com/resources/pdf/characters/hiragana_writing_practice_sheets.pdf
- http://japanese-lesson.com/resources/pdf/characters/katakana_chart.pdf
- http://japanese-lesson.com/resources/pdf/characters/katakana_writing_practice_sheets.pdf
- https://pomax.github.io/nrGrammar/
# Sound system
24 consonant sounds, 5 vowel sounds (english: 24 and 14)
language formed using either consonant vowel pair (except the "n" sound).
has pitch accent: distinguish similar spelled words.
pitches follow rules:
- first and second mora have different pitches,
- cant return from low to high
# Writing system
intriduced from china in the 4th or 5th century. evolved into its own system.
three types or writing
- **hiragana** (46 chars + 2 diacritical marks)
- used to denote sounds, and for functional words and inflectional ending (also some content words)
- each one symbolises with a vowel or a consonant combinied with a vowel.
- **katakana** a syllabary used or loan or onomaopoeic words and scientific words
- **kanji** (from china), used for meaning and sound traditionally
| - | ん | w | r | y | m | h | n | t | s | k | | - |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| a | ん | わ | ら | や | ま | は | な | た | さ | か | あ | a |
| i | | | り | | み | ひ | に | ち | し | き | い | i |
| u | | | る | ゆ | む | ふ | ぬ | つ | す | く | う | u |
| e | | | れ | | め | へ | ね | て | せ | け | え | e |
| o | | を | ろ | よ | も | ほ | の | と | そ | こ | お | o |
# Getting started
| online | traditional|
|--------|------------|
| free | cost |
| can be less quality | usually more quality |
# Kana
need to memorise the Kana along with the sound system.