Countries
Japan
Barbados, Belize, Botswana, Cameroon, Canada, Dominica, Fiji, Ghana, India, Ireland, Jamaica, Kenya, Malta, Mauritius, Micronesia, Nigeria, Pakistan, Philippines, Rwanda, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Samoa, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Somaliland, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Trinidad and Tobago, Uganda, United Kingdom, Zambia, Zimbabwe
National Language
Japan
Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, Cayman Islands, Gibraltar, Grenada, Guam, Guyana, Jersey, Montserrat, Nauru, Singapore, Trinidad and Tobago, United Kingdom, United States of America
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
India, Nigeria, Pakistan, Singapore
Speaking Continents
Asia, Pacific
Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, Oceania, South America
Minority Language
Palau
South Africa
Regulated By
Agency for Cultural Affairs (文化庁) at the Ministry of Education
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Interesting Facts
- In Japanese Language, there are 4 different ways to address people: kun, chan, san and sama.
- There are many words in Japanese language which end with vowel letter, which determines the structure and rhythm of Japanese.
- Most of the English words begin with the letter S than any other letter.
- English is third most commonly spoken language in the world.
Similar To
Korean Language
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Derived From
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Latin
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal, Top-To-Bottom
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hello
こんにちは (Kon'nichiwa)
Hello
Thank You
ありがとう (Arigatō)
Thank you
How Are You?
お元気ですか (O genki desu ka?)
How are you?
Good Night
おやすみなさい (Oyasuminasai)
Good Night
Good Evening
こんばんは (Konbanwa)
Good Evening
Good Afternoon
こんにちは (Konnichiwa!)
Good Afternoon
Good Morning
おはよう (Ohayō)
Good Morning
Please
お願いします (Onegaishimasu)
Please
Sorry
ごめんなさい (Gomen'nasai)
Sorry
I Love You
愛しています (Aishiteimasu)
I love you
Excuse Me
すみません (Sumimasen)
Excuse Me
Dialect 1
Sanuki
American English
Where They Speak
Kagawa
United States of America
Dialect 2
Hakata
Hiberno-English
Where They Speak
Fukuoka
Republic of Ireland, United Kingdom
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Kansai
Welsh English
Where They Speak
kansai
United Kingdom
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Alternative Names
Not Available
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French Name
japonais
anglais
German Name
Japanisch
Englisch
Pronunciation
/nihoɴɡo/: [nihõŋɡo], [nihõŋŋo]
/ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ/
Ethnicity
Japanese (Yamato)
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Origin
1185
5th Century AD
Language Family
Japonic Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
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Branch
Not Available
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Early Forms
Old Japanese, Early Middle Japanese, Late Middle Japanese and Early Modern Japanese
Old English, Middle English, Early Modern English and English
Standard Forms
Japanese
Standard English
Signed Forms
Signed Japanese
Signed English
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
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engs
Glottocode
nucl1643
stan1293
Linguasphere
45-CAA-a
52-ABA
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Agglutinative, Synthetic
Analytic, Fusional, Isolating, Synthetic
Japanese and English Greetings
People around the world use different languages to interact with each other. Even if we cannot communicate fluently in any language, it will always be beneficial to know about some of the common greetings or phrases from that language. This is where Japanese and English greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Japanese and English language. Japanese word for "Hello" is こんにちは (Kon'nichiwa) or English word for "Thank You" is Thank you. Find more of such common Japanese Greetings and English Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Japanese vs English Difficulty
The Japanese vs English difficulty level basically depends on the number of Japanese Alphabets and English Alphabets. Also the number of vowels and consonants in the language plays an important role in deciding the difficulty level of that language. The important points to be considered when we compare Japanese and English are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Japanese and English, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Japanese is 88 weeks while to learn English time required is 6 weeks.