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Japanese vs Japanese


Countries

Countries
Japan   
Japan   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
1   
14

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

Alphabets in
Japanese-Alphabets.jpg#200   
Japanese-Alphabets.jpg#200   

Alphabets
99   
40
99   
40

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5   
2
5   
2

How Many Consonants
14   
4
14   
4

Scripts
Kana   
Kana   

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
5   
4
5   
4

Time Taken to Learn
88 weeks   
13
88 weeks   
13

Greetings

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)   

Dialects

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   

Total No. Of Dialects
31   
25
31   
25

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
128.00 million   
14
128.00 million   
14

Speaking Population
1.90 %   
10
1.90 %   
10

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)   

History

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   

Language Position
8   
8
8   
8

Signed Forms
Signed Japanese   
Signed Japanese   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

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   

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Japanese and Japanese Language History

Comparison of Japanese vs Japanese language history gives us differences between origin of Japanese and Japanese language. History of Japanese language states that this language originated in 1185 whereas history of Japanese language states that this language originated in 1185. 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 Japanese Language History.

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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.

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