Japanese Language

Japonic language blending three writing systems (kanji, hiragana, katakana) with pitch accent.

Core Principles & Analysis

• Spoken by about 125 million people, mostly in Japan.
• Combines thousands of kanji with two 46-character syllabaries, hiragana and katakana.
• Oldest surviving texts, the Kojiki and the Man'yoshu, date to the 8th century.

Specifications & Metrics

• FAMILY: Japonic