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'How are you?' in Japanese

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Language

Japanese

Japonic Family

Left to Right Script

Romanization Enabled

Non-Gendered Language

Japanese, a Japonic language, is spoken by about 125 million native speakers, primarily in Japan. It uses three writing systems: hiragana, katakana (for phonetic syllabaries), and kanji (Chinese characters). Japanese is known for its pitch-accent system and unique phonetic structure. Its grammar is agglutinative, with particles marking sentence structure, no grammatical gender, and complex verb conjugations that reflect politeness levels. Vocabulary includes native terms and loanwords from Chinese, English, and other languages. As Japan’s official language, Japanese is central to its culture, technology, and global influence in media, cuisine, and art. Romanization is enabled for Japanese on this platform in addition to the original script. Romanization is the representation of a non-Latin script language in the Latin alphabet to aid pronunciation and understanding for those unfamiliar with the original script.

Flashcards

relationship

JPN Noun 506

かんけい

kankei

relationship

The connection or association between two or more people or things.

price

JPN Noun 528

価格

kakaku

price

The amount of money that something costs.

american

JPN Adjective 236

アメリカの

Amerika no

american

Of or relating to the united states of america or its inhabitants.

use

JPN Verb 90

使う

つかう

use

To employ for a purpose or put into service.

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Aiko

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Female

34

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Satoshi

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Male

20

Tokyo, Japan

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Introverted

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Japanese

Hiroshi

Debugging code late night

Male

31

Tokyo, Japan

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Focused

anime, gardening, karate

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