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Kanji
Kanji is a form of the Japanese writing taken from the Chinese characters. Each kanji represents an idea, such as an object, thing or quality.
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We've compiled some lists of words having the same characteristics.
Hiragana
Hiragana is one of the Japanese syllabaries. In hiragana each character represents either a vowel, a consonant and a vowel or an 'n'. It's commonly used to write little words that make up the grammar and for the endings of some words.
Katakana
Katakana is another one of the Japanese syllabaries commonly used to write words borrowed from other languages, foreign names or onomatopoeias.
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Telegram
We also have a Telegram Channel where we publish the word of the day. Telegram is an interesting instant messaging app for mobile phones similar to WhatsApp but with more features.
Telegram bot
Also in Telegram, we have a dictionary bot service where it's possible to search for any word in a quick way. If you've never used a bot before, you should give it a try!