Nihongo is a Japanese language spoken by 130 million people in Japan, as well as Japanese immigrant countries. Nihongo is a part of the Japonic language, which has a relationship with a number of other proposed languages. Japanese has a small sound inventory, distinguished by a system of honorifics, which often reflect on the Japanese society. Tokyo is the pronunciation standard in Japan.
The language is written with a combination of three scripts: kanji, hiragana, and katanka. The Latin alphabet, Romanji, is common use for today’s Japanese. It is also used in logos, and computerized Japanese text. Arabic numbers are used for their numeral system, but Sino-Japanese numbers are also used.
Americans use Japanese language in a number of ways. The learning of a new language in a sufficient amount of time can be difficult to do. This is why there are translation services for Americans to use to either comprehend the language for themselves, or to either use for many types of tasks or projects. Continue reading