The Japanese language has three types of characters: Hiragana, Katakana, and Kanji. Hiragana and Katakana are phonetic symbols, each representing one syllable while Kanji is ideogram, each stand ...

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KYOTO—The character “kin,” meaning "gold" or "money," was selected as the kanji of the year, reflecting the strong showing of Japanese athletes at the Olympic and Paralympic Games in Paris ...

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Six research institutes were involved in developing the Multi-Database Search System for Historical Chinese Characters, the first of its kind that collates old kanji from various regions and ...

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Learning a new language can feel like climbing a mountain—challenging, yet incredibly rewarding. Japanese, with its rich cultural heritage and fascinating writing systems, is no exception. If you’re ...