Hiragana or Katakana

[marisoru]

what type of writing is use in japan actualy now on days
i want to lear the more actual way of writig
so what is it hiragana or hatakana

[0Kurisu0]

Both. And Kanji too, where's kanji? XDDDD
But there are people here who can explain why better than me : D

[kenmei]

Japanese uses a mix of kanji and kana (hiragana and katakana)

as far as usage goes, any, if not all, can be used in a sentance. so there is no "just learn ____ and you'll be OK because it's the only thing used".

to generalize:

kanji and hiragana are the most common form of writing in sentances
katakana represent foreign words, sounds or emphasis on specific words
kanji usually denote names of things, titles, (nouns), adjectives and verbs


don't get me wrong, there is no rule as to how many kanji/hiragana/katakana are required in a sentance.


this may help a bit: Japanese language - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

[MMM]

In general, start by learning hiragana, then katakana, then the lifelong journey into kanji begins.

[Payne222]

Originally Posted by MMM

In general, start by learning hiragana, then katakana, then the lifelong journey into kanji begins.

And by saying "the lifelong journey"...
MMM's not kidding.
Kanji literally could take a lifetime to technically learn them all.

XDD

[CarleyGee]

Originally Posted by MMM

In general, start by learning hiragana, then katakana, then the lifelong journey into kanji begins.

That's how I would suggest to go about it as well.
Most people I've heard from said that was a better
way to learn, but of course, all people learn differently.

[MMM]

Originally Posted by CarleyGee

That's how I would suggest to go about it as well.
Most people I've heard from said that was a better
way to learn, but of course, all people learn differently.

That's how children in Japan learn, and there's no logical reason I can think of to do it any other way.

[kenmei]

Originally Posted by MMM

That's how children in Japan learn, and there's no logical reason I can think of to do it any other way.

they learn about 200 new kanji a year, i learned the other day

pretty interesting

[MissMisa]

Originally Posted by MMM

That's how children in Japan learn, and there's no logical reason I can think of to do it any other way.

I agree. I wrote my first sentence in Hiragana the other day, was so pleased with myself! Now onto Katakana~ Not bad for few weeks in my opinion ~

[MMM]

Originally Posted by MissMisa

I agree. I wrote my first sentence in Hiragana the other day, was so pleased with myself! Now onto Katakana~ Not bad for few weeks in my opinion ~

Good for you~! It takes time, but you will get it all down. Give yourself a more time for katakana because a lot of the characters look similar.