TheWesDude
Sonny, I Watched the Vault Bein' Built!
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the worst part...
japanese language has:
katakana: symbols used to represent words of foreign origin
hirigana: symbols used to write words of japanese origin
kanji: chinese charecters that can be spelled out using hirigana that represent ideas/concepts. used for words.
now for the worst part...
japanese kanji has 2 sources:
kun: japanese origin
on: chinese origin
pure japanese kanji has only 1 reading ( kun )
chinese kanji have anywhere from 1 reading ( either kun or on ) up to as many as 6 ( no more than 3 kun and 3 on ) that determine when the kanji symbol was taken from chinese language.
and it also depends on context as to the 1 of 6 possible meanings the writer intends. most kanji has a "common" kun and on reading and if the writer does not intend to use the common reading, then they attach some hirigana noting the differences so the reader knows which reading the writer intends.
most words are made up of 2-4 kanji
japanese language has:
katakana: symbols used to represent words of foreign origin
hirigana: symbols used to write words of japanese origin
kanji: chinese charecters that can be spelled out using hirigana that represent ideas/concepts. used for words.
now for the worst part...
japanese kanji has 2 sources:
kun: japanese origin
on: chinese origin
pure japanese kanji has only 1 reading ( kun )
chinese kanji have anywhere from 1 reading ( either kun or on ) up to as many as 6 ( no more than 3 kun and 3 on ) that determine when the kanji symbol was taken from chinese language.
and it also depends on context as to the 1 of 6 possible meanings the writer intends. most kanji has a "common" kun and on reading and if the writer does not intend to use the common reading, then they attach some hirigana noting the differences so the reader knows which reading the writer intends.
most words are made up of 2-4 kanji