Comments on: Hiragana, Katakana and Kanji. But when do you use which type of symbol? http://learnjapanesefaq.com/hiragana-katakana-and-kanji-but-when-do-you-use-which-type-of-symbol/ Ask a question about learning Japanese Fri, 03 Feb 2012 08:19:33 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Richard http://learnjapanesefaq.com/hiragana-katakana-and-kanji-but-when-do-you-use-which-type-of-symbol/comment-page-1/#comment-1743 Richard Sun, 17 Oct 2010 03:13:54 +0000 http://learnjapanesefaq.com/?p=294#comment-1743 You'd usually write your name in katakana in Japan. The "fa" sound is ファ　("fu" with a small "a" after it!) You’d usually write your name in katakana in Japan. The “fa” sound is ファ　(”fu” with a small “a” after it!)

]]> By: Richard http://learnjapanesefaq.com/hiragana-katakana-and-kanji-but-when-do-you-use-which-type-of-symbol/comment-page-1/#comment-1742 Richard Sun, 17 Oct 2010 03:13:07 +0000 http://learnjapanesefaq.com/?p=294#comment-1742 You always need some bits of hiragana to make the sentence complete, other wise you'd end up needed way more kanji like we have in Chinese! Some people do write more kanji than others, and some people like to write katakana words instead of Japanese words. If you write something in kanji that is usually written in hiragana you may come across clever, or you may come across as being too showy offy! You always need some bits of hiragana to make the sentence complete, other wise you’d end up needed way more kanji like we have in Chinese! Some people do write more kanji than others, and some people like to write katakana words instead of Japanese words. If you write something in kanji that is usually written in hiragana you may come across clever, or you may come across as being too showy offy!

]]> By: Makoto http://learnjapanesefaq.com/hiragana-katakana-and-kanji-but-when-do-you-use-which-type-of-symbol/comment-page-1/#comment-1735 Makoto Fri, 15 Oct 2010 05:43:20 +0000 http://learnjapanesefaq.com/?p=294#comment-1735 What if someone used nothing BUT Kanji (except for wa, o, no, de, etc.)? Has that ever happened? Do some people write way more Kanji than others? Also, does writing in more Kanji seem more fluent? Also, I noticed some words are just in plain hiragana and others are in Kanji. What if I wrote words that are supposed to be written in Hiragana in Kanji instead? Would that seem awkward? What if someone used nothing BUT Kanji (except for wa, o, no, de, etc.)? Has that ever happened? Do some people write way more Kanji than others? Also, does writing in more Kanji seem more fluent?

Also, I noticed some words are just in plain hiragana and others are in Kanji. What if I wrote words that are supposed to be written in Hiragana in Kanji instead? Would that seem awkward?

]]> By: fani http://learnjapanesefaq.com/hiragana-katakana-and-kanji-but-when-do-you-use-which-type-of-symbol/comment-page-1/#comment-1618 fani Sat, 07 Aug 2010 03:08:38 +0000 http://learnjapanesefaq.com/?p=294#comment-1618 Hiya, My name is Fani, and I have been trying to work out how to write it in japanese characters, but all the websites have been confusing! The japanese learning books I have are pretty basic so do not have any symbols for "fa". When I have found something, I don't know if I am supposed to use Katakana, or Kanji, as I have been given kanji translations, but it is essentially a word from another country! Please help! Fani Hiya,
My name is Fani, and I have been trying to work out how to write it in japanese characters, but all the websites have been confusing! The japanese learning books I have are pretty basic so do not have any symbols for “fa”. When I have found something, I don’t know if I am supposed to use Katakana, or Kanji, as I have been given kanji translations, but it is essentially a word from another country!
Please help!
Fani

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