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3 Types of Characters

3 TYPES of CHARACTERS - function words (in/on/at, etc.) - conjugational endings (aff./neg. , present/past) - words of Japanese origin that are NOT covered by kanji - loaned words from other languages - words for sounds () - content words (nouns)

- content words (nouns, stems of verbs and adjectives) represent sounds

represents sounds & meanings

the use of Latin alphabet to write the Japanese language & a) 46 basic syllables in each hiragana and katakana b) with diacritical marks: (H) (K)

c) contracted sounds: (H) (K) d) double consonants: (H) (K) (K)

e) long vowels: (H)

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