Hello guys! So..We meet again ヽ(・∀・)ﾉ .. How are you guys? Hopefully you guys are in good condition (╯✧▽✧)╯ .. So let's proceed. When you saw my post titled "Hiragana,Katakan & Kanji"... what do you guys think about? Before I entered this class, I've known that these characters are indeed Japanese characters. I was really curious and excited what is the difference between hiragana, katakana and kanji. The very basic thing if you guys want to understand more Japanese is that you need to master Hiragana & Katakan (I am on my wayy). Do you know what's the difference between Hiragana and katakana? Oh my, I'm so excited to share this with you guys! (☆ω☆)

The Difference between Hiragana, Katakana and Kanji

HIRAGANA 

1. Hiragana is actually simplified forms of kanji


2. Hiragana is usually used for words that originally comes from Japanese (native Japanese words or particles).

E.g: こんにちわ [Pronounced as: Konnichiwa] (Hello), ねこ [Pronounced as: Neko] (Cat), etc.

3. Examples of Hiragana Charts:






KATAKANA 

1. Katakana is actually simplified forms of kanji

2. Hiragana is usually used for foreign words or words that is not origin from Japan

E.g: オレンジ [pronounced as: orenji] (Orange), ピザ [pronounced as: piza] (Pizza), and etc.

3. Examples of Katakana Charts:






KANJI

1. Kanji were brought over from China(no wonder it does looks similar to Chinese Kanji) around the time of 4th century.

2. Unlike hiragana and katakana which is phonetic syllabary, Kanji is a set of characters that represent whole words. 

3. Some examples of kanji characters: 

Hello guys! So..We meet again ヽ(・∀・)ﾉ .. How are you guys? Hopefully you guys are in good condition (╯✧▽✧)╯ .. So let's proceed. When you saw my post titled "Hiragana,Katakan & Kanji"... what do you guys think about? Before I entered this class, I've known that these characters are indeed Japanese characters. I was really curious and excited what is the difference between hiragana, katakana and kanji. The very basic thing if you guys want to understand more Japanese is that you need to master Hiragana & Katakan (I am on my wayy). Do you know what's the difference between Hiragana and katakana? Oh my, I'm so excited to share this with you guys! (☆ω☆)

The Difference between Hiragana, Katakana and Kanji

HIRAGANA 

1. Hiragana is actually simplified forms of kanji


2. Hiragana is usually used for words that originally comes from Japanese (native Japanese words or particles).

E.g: こんにちわ [Pronounced as: Konnichiwa] (Hello), ねこ [Pronounced as: Neko] (Cat), etc.

3. Examples of Hiragana Charts:






KATAKANA 

1. Katakana is actually simplified forms of kanji

2. Hiragana is usually used for foreign words or words that is not origin from Japan

E.g: オレンジ [pronounced as: orenji] (Orange), ピザ [pronounced as: piza] (Pizza), and etc.

3. Examples of Katakana Charts:






KANJI

1. Kanji were brought over from China(no wonder it does looks similar to Chinese Kanji) around the time of 4th century.

2. Unlike hiragana and katakana which is phonetic syllabary, Kanji is a set of characters that represent whole words. 

3. Some examples of kanji characters: