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Katakana has come to be used for very common Japanese words (not foreign), especially when the kanji is difficult.

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  1. noun A Japanese system of writing based on borrowed or modified Chinese characters.
  2. noun A character used in this system of writing.

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  • It uses only the ideographs from which Japanese kanji were adapted, but it uses a lot more of them: tens of thousands. —  AnalogSFF,July-August2008
  • I had the chance to hang out with the teachers on Christmas eve (GenkiJACs is all right as well though and they might have a bit more experience) bumblebee > > Cuz jlpt uses hiragana more often than its kanji, as its international and caucasians are taking it too. —  www.hardwarezone.com.sg
  • I see this game as a good tool for learning vocab and possibly kanji, although you should really learn grammar in a less abstract setting rather than learning it by reciting sentences containing particle / structure X. E-mail (will not be published) (required) —  videolamer.com
  • I'm sure the kanji are different, but the pronunciation is almost exactly the same. —  Anime Nano!
  • It doesn't take long to figure out the Korean readings for the Chinese characters working backwards from kanji, and that facilitates memorization. —  AMPONTAN
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  1. Japanese : kan, Chinese (from Middle Chinese xanh) + ji, characters (from Middle Chinese dzih).
 

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