Countries
Japan
  
Japan
  
National Language
Japan
  
Japan
  
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Speaking Continents
Asia, Pacific
  
Asia, Pacific
  
Minority Language
Palau
  
Palau
  
Regulated By
Agency for Cultural Affairs (文化庁) at the Ministry of Education
  
Agency for Cultural Affairs (文化庁) at the Ministry of Education
  
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.
  
- 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.
  
Similar To
Korean Language
  
Korean Language
  
Derived From
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Alphabets in
Japanese-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Japanese-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Kana
  
Kana
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal, Top-To-Bottom
  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal, Top-To-Bottom
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
こんにちは (Kon'nichiwa)
  
こんにちは (Kon'nichiwa)
  
Thank You
ありがとう (Arigatō)
  
ありがとう (Arigatō)
  
How Are You?
お元気ですか (O genki desu ka?)
  
お元気ですか (O genki desu ka?)
  
Good Night
おやすみなさい (Oyasuminasai)
  
おやすみなさい (Oyasuminasai)
  
Good Evening
こんばんは (Konbanwa)
  
こんばんは (Konbanwa)
  
Good Afternoon
こんにちは (Konnichiwa!)
  
こんにちは (Konnichiwa!)
  
Good Morning
おはよう (Ohayō)
  
おはよう (Ohayō)
  
Please
お願いします (Onegaishimasu)
  
お願いします (Onegaishimasu)
  
Sorry
ごめんなさい (Gomen'nasai)
  
ごめんなさい (Gomen'nasai)
  
Bye
さようなら (Sayōnara)
  
さようなら (Sayōnara)
  
I Love You
愛しています (Aishiteimasu)
  
愛しています (Aishiteimasu)
  
Excuse Me
すみません (Sumimasen)
  
すみません (Sumimasen)
  
Dialect 1
Sanuki
  
Sanuki
  
Where They Speak
Kagawa
  
Kagawa
  
How Many People Speak
1,000,000.00
  
28
1,000,000.00
  
28
Dialect 2
Hakata
  
Hakata
  
Where They Speak
Fukuoka
  
Fukuoka
  
Dialect 3
Kansai
  
Kansai
  
Where They Speak
kansai
  
kansai
  
How Many People Speak?
128.00 million
  
14
128.00 million
  
14
Native Speakers
128.00 million
  
9
128.00 million
  
9
Native Name
日本語
  
日本語
  
Alternative Names
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
French Name
japonais
  
japonais
  
German Name
Japanisch
  
Japanisch
  
Pronunciation
/nihoɴɡo/: [nihõŋɡo], [nihõŋŋo]
  
/nihoɴɡo/: [nihõŋɡo], [nihõŋŋo]
  
Ethnicity
Japanese (Yamato)
  
Japanese (Yamato)
  
Origin
1185
  
1185
  
Language Family
Japonic Family
  
Japonic Family
  
Subgroup
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Branch
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
Old Japanese, Early Middle Japanese, Late Middle Japanese and Early Modern Japanese
  
Old Japanese, Early Middle Japanese, Late Middle Japanese and Early Modern Japanese
  
Standard Forms
Japanese
  
Japanese
  
Signed Forms
Signed Japanese
  
Signed Japanese
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
ja
  
ja
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
jpn
  
jpn
  
ISO 639 2/B
jpn
  
jpn
  
ISO 639 3
jpn
  
jpn
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
nucl1643
  
nucl1643
  
Linguasphere
45-CAA-a
  
45-CAA-a
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
  
Subject-Object-Verb
  
Language Morphological Typology
Agglutinative, Synthetic
  
Agglutinative, Synthetic
  
Japanese and Japanese 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 Japanese greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Japanese and Japanese language. Japanese word for "Hello" is こんにちは (Kon'nichiwa) or Japanese word for "Thank You" is ありがとう (Arigatō). Find more of such common Japanese Greetings and Japanese Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Japanese vs Japanese Difficulty
The Japanese vs Japanese difficulty level basically depends on the number of Japanese Alphabets and Japanese 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 Japanese are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Japanese and Japanese, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Japanese is 88 weeks while to learn Japanese time required is 88 weeks.