Which is used more Katakana or Hiragana?

Q: Which is more used in common Japanese out of these two?  Hiragana or Katakana? – Schnoo

A: Hi Schnoo.

I think I get asked this question more than any other.  (Well except for “What does my name mean in Japanese?“!)

Hiragana might have the slight edge (e.g. if you counted on a random page there would probably be hiragana characters than katakana)  But really you use them both all the time every day – so they are just as common as each other!

Does that help?

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