漢字 Kanji: 片 Half Part Fragment 仮 Temporal Trasitory Fake Disguise 名 Name Title Address 例文 Example sentence: 日文 Japanese sentence: 日本語では、私たちは、外来語を、片仮名で、書きます。 英文 English sentence:
In Japanese, we write loanwords in Katakana. 語感 Nuanace:どちらも Both かため Formalやわらかめ Casual 類義 Synonym:
仮名文字 かなもじ Kanamoji Temporal letter
仮名 かな Kana Temporal name 対義 Antonym: 平仮名 ひらがな ヒラガナ Hiragana Plain letter
真名 まな Mana True name 派生 Derivative:
仮名 かな Kana + 文字 もじ moji ⇒ 仮名文字 かなもじ Kanamoji Temporal letter
仮名 かな Kana + 書き かき Kaki ⇒ 仮名書き かなかき Kanakaki ⇒ 連濁 Rendaku Euphony ⇒ Kaki changes into gaki ⇒ 仮名書き かながき Kanagaki 韓語 Hanguel:가타카나 (カタカナ) 繁体 Traditional Chinese:片假名 piàn jiǎ míng 簡体 Simplified Chinese:片假名 piàn jiǎ míng データ Data: Mystery of ヤイユエヨ and ワヰウヱヲ:
イ and エ in ヤイユエヨ have been assimilated to アイウエオ. イエ in ヤイユエヨ and イエ in アイウエオ are used in the exact same way in modern Japanese: the same letters, the same sounds, and the same meanings.
ヰ and ヱ in ワヰウヱヲ are not used in modern Japanese. Some public schools do not teach these two characters at all. However, they appear in classic Japanese (古典日本語) written before Meiji Restoration (明治維新 1868CE).
歴史 History:
After the arrival of Kanji from the Asian continent, people in the Japanese archipelago made Hiragana (ひらがな) and Katakana (カタカナ) by modifying Kanji.
Kanji, Hiragana, and Katakana were used in different situations. Kanji was mainly used in formal documents for writing laws and regulations. Hiragana and Katakana were for daily use. All Hiragana have a cursive form so they are easy to write with a brush on paper, favored by indoor workers. On the contrary, all Katakana have a sharp form so they are easy to carve in stone and wood, favored by outdoor workers.