Teenager Japanese question

[cridgit001]

So, being the fact that keyboards, be they cell phones or computer, do teenagers type in mainly Hiragana and/or katakana? Just wondering.

Thanks

Josh

[dougbrowne]

They use hiragana when typing native words and katakana when typing "imported" words, just like everyone else. They even use kanji too

[Nagoyankee]

Originally Posted by dougbrowne

They use hiragana when typing native words and katakana when typing "imported" words, just like everyone else. They even use kanji too

Nothing could be further from the truth.

Native words are written in Kanji, Hiragana, or in combinations of both. But onomatopoeias are very often written in Katakana alone.

"Imported" words are written in different systems depending on where they were imported from. Those imported from China are written entirely in Kanji. Words imported from 'Western' countries are written entirely in Katakana.

So anything written by a teenager is written in the combination of all three systems.

[dougbrowne]

Originally Posted by Nagoyankee

Nothing could be further from the truth.

Native words are written in Kanji, Hiragana, or in combinations of both. But onomatopoeias are very often written in Katakana alone.

"Imported" words are written in different systems depending on where they were imported from. Those imported from China are written entirely in Kanji. Words imported from 'Western' countries are written entirely in Katakana.

So anything written by a teenager is written in the combination of all three systems.

Yeah, thats what I sort of meant to say, but i guess I said it wrong, thanks for the correction though.