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Countries
Japan  
Belgium, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Canada, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo, Cote d'Ivoire, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, France, Gabon, Guernesey, Guinea, Haiti, Italy, Jersey, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritius, Monaco, Niger, Rwanda, Senegal, Seychelles, Switzerland, Togo, Vanuatu  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
32  
3

National Language
Japan  
France  

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Africa, Canada  

Speaking Continents
Asia, Pacific  
Africa, Australia, Europe, North America, Oceania, Pacific, South America  

Minority Language
Palau  
Brazil, Cambodia, United States of America, Vietnam  

Regulated By
Agency for Cultural Affairs (文化庁) at the Ministry of Education  
Académie française (French Academy), Office québécois de la langue française  

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.
  
  • French is the only language, with English, that is taught in every country of the world.
  • French is the top language in Culinary Scene.
  

Similar To
Korean Language  
Italian Language  

Derived From
Not Available  
Latin  

Alphabets

Alphabets in
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French-Alphabets.jpg#200  

Alphabets
99  
40
26  
8

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5  
2
6  
3

How Many Consonants
14  
4
20  
10

Scripts
Kana  
Latin  

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal, Top-To-Bottom  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
5  
4
6  
5

Time Taken to Learn
88 weeks  
13
24 weeks  
6

Greetings

Hello
こんにちは (Kon'nichiwa)  
bonjour  

Thank You
ありがとう (Arigatō)  
Merci  

How Are You?
お元気ですか (O genki desu ka?)  
Comment allez-vous?  

Good Night
おやすみなさい (Oyasuminasai)  
bonne Nuit  

Good Evening
こんばんは (Konbanwa)  
bonsoir  

Good Afternoon
こんにちは (Konnichiwa!)  
bon Après-Midi  

Good Morning
おはよう (Ohayō)  
Bonjour  

Please
お願いします (Onegaishimasu)  
S'il vous plaît  

Sorry
ごめんなさい (Gomen'nasai)  
désolé  

Bye
さようなら (Sayōnara)  
au revoir  

I Love You
愛しています (Aishiteimasu)  
Je t'aime  

Excuse Me
すみません (Sumimasen)  
Excuse Moi  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Sanuki  
Quebec French  

Where They Speak
Kagawa  
New Brunswick, New England, Ontario, Quebec, Western Canada  

How Many People Speak
1,000,000.00  
28
6,200,000.00  
15

Dialect 2
Hakata  
African French  

Where They Speak
Fukuoka  
Africa  

Dialect 3
Kansai  
Swiss French  

Where They Speak
kansai  
Northeast France, Switzerland  

How Many People Speak
Not Available  
1,800,000.00  
16

Total No. Of Dialects
31  
25
25  
21

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
128.00 million  
14
163.00 million  
11

Speaking Population
1.90 %  
10
1.12 %  
17

Native Speakers
128.00 million  
9
76.00 million  
13

Second Language Speakers
Not Available  
87.00 million  
11

Native Name
日本語  
français  

Alternative Names
Not Available  
Français  

French Name
japonais  
français  

German Name
Japanisch  
Französisch  

Pronunciation
/nihoɴɡo/: [nihõŋɡo], [nihõŋŋo]  
[fʁɑ̃sɛ]  

Ethnicity
Japanese (Yamato)  
Not Available  

History

Origin
1185  
9th Century  

Language Family
Japonic Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Not Available  
Romance  

Branch
Not Available  
Not Available  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old Japanese, Early Middle Japanese, Late Middle Japanese and Early Modern Japanese  
Old French, Middle French and French  

Standard Forms
Japanese  
Standard French  

Language Position
8  
8
13  
12

Signed Forms
Signed Japanese  
le Français Signé (Signed French, France)  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
ja  
fr  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
jpn  
fra  

ISO 639 2/B
jpn  
fre  

ISO 639 3
jpn  
fra  

ISO 639 6
Not Available  
fras  

Glottocode
nucl1643  
stan1290  

Linguasphere
45-CAA-a  
51-AAA-i  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb  
Subject-Verb-Object  

Language Morphological Typology
Agglutinative, Synthetic  
Fusional, Synthetic  

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Japanese and French Language History

Comparison of Japanese vs French language history gives us differences between origin of Japanese and French language. History of Japanese language states that this language originated in 1185 whereas history of French language states that this language originated in 9th Century. Family of the language also forms a part of history of that language. More on language families of these languages can be found out on Japanese and French Language History.

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Japanese and French 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 French greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Japanese and French language. Japanese word for "Hello" is こんにちは (Kon'nichiwa) or French word for "Thank You" is Merci. Find more of such common Japanese Greetings and French Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.

Japanese vs French Difficulty

The Japanese vs French difficulty level basically depends on the number of Japanese Alphabets and French 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 French are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Japanese and French, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Japanese is 88 weeks while to learn French time required is 24 weeks.

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