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  2. Romanization of Japanese - Wikipedia

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    v. t. e. The romanization of Japanese is the use of Latin script to write the Japanese language. [ 1 ] This method of writing is sometimes referred to in Japanese as rōmaji (ローマ字, lit.'Roman letters', [ɾoːma (d)ʑi] ⓘ or [ɾoːmaꜜ (d)ʑi]). Japanese is normally written in a combination of logographic characters borrowed from ...

  3. Katakana - Wikipedia

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    Katakana are commonly used on signs, advertisements, and hoardings (i.e., billboards), for example, ココ (koko, "here"), ゴミ (gomi, "trash"), or メガネ (megane, "glasses"). Words the writer wishes to emphasize in a sentence are also sometimes written in katakana, mirroring the usage of italics in European languages.

  4. Jakarta Japanese School - Wikipedia

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    Type. Japanese international school. Established. 1969. 1996 (current location) Website. jjs.or.id. The Jakarta Japanese School (JJS; ジャカルタ日本人学校 Jakaruta Nihonjin Gakkō; Indonesian: Sekolah Jepang Jakarta) is a Japanese international school in Pondok Aren, South Tangerang, Indonesia. It is regionally located in the Greater ...

  5. Japanese language - Wikipedia

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    Japanese (日本語, Nihongo, [ɲihoŋɡo] ⓘ) is the principal language of the Japonic language family spoken by the Japanese people. It has around 123 million speakers, primarily in Japan, the only country where it is the national language, and within the Japanese diaspora worldwide. The Japonic family also includes the Ryukyuan languages ...

  6. Japanese grammar - Wikipedia

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    In Japanese grammars these words are classified as sa-hen (サ変), an abbreviation of sa-gyō henkaku katsuyō (サ行変格活用), sa-row irregular conjugation). ka -group. which also has one member, kuru (来る, "to come"). The Japanese name for this class is ka-gyō henkaku katsuyō (カ行変格活用) or simply ka-hen (カ変).

  7. List of Japanese typographic symbols - Wikipedia

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    wakiten (脇点, "side dot") kurogoma (黒ゴマ, "sesame dot") shirogoma (白ゴマ, "white sesame dot") Adding these dots to the sides of characters (right side in vertical writing, above in horizontal writing) emphasizes the character in question. It is the Japanese equivalent of the use of italics for emphasis in English. ※. 2228.

  8. Japanese-Language Proficiency Test - Wikipedia

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    The Japanese-Language Proficiency Test (日本語能力試験, Nihongo Nōryoku Shiken), or JLPT, is a standardized criterion-referenced test to evaluate and certify Japanese language proficiency for non-native speakers, covering language knowledge, reading ability, and listening ability. [ 1 ] The test is held twice a year in Japan and ...

  9. Japanese honorifics - Wikipedia

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    Adults of equal status, informally and formally. Sama (様、さま) Sir / Ma'am Dear customer (o-kyaku-sama) Ladies and Gentlemen (mina-sama) Your Honor (judges) Your Lordship/Your Ladyship (judges of higher courts) Your Grace / Your Reverend / Your Eminence / Your Holiness (religious authorities) Your Omnipotence (deities) People of higher ...