Japanese numbers with kanji
Learn Japanese numbers with kanji from 1 to greater than a hundred and a thousand! Japanese numbers are represented by a series of kanji, the Japanese characters. In the not too distant past, the symbols
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Particles in Japanese: How to Use は, が, を, に, and で
Learn how to use the main particles in Japanese with a chart, examples, comparisons between は and が and between に and で, exercises, and next steps.
Japanese word order: SOV, particles, and predicate
Understand Japanese word order with a practical model: predicate at the end, particles to mark functions, and context to omit what is already clear.
Japanese Grammar: Basics for Beginners
Understand the basics of Japanese grammar: sentence order, particles, nouns, adjectives, verbs, questions, and omissions.
The Origins of the Japanese Alphabet: How Kanji, Hiragana, and Katakana Came to Be
Learn how Chinese characters were adapted into Japanese and gave rise to man’yōgana, hiragana, and katakana.