Why do we have hiragana and katakana today? The story of Japan's ancient writing systems. なぜ現代にひらがなとカタカナがあるのか? episode artwork

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Why do we have hiragana and katakana today? The story of Japan's ancient writing systems. なぜ現代にひらがなとカタカナがあるのか?

from ✨️Learn Japanese with Sally 🇯🇵Beginner to Intermediate🇯🇵 Japanese Podcast ✨ · host Japanese Instructor Sally

◆Meta Description・Japan had writing in ancient times!・You must be able to write katakana!・Hiragana was created by women!なぜ今ひらがなとカタカナあるのか?日本の古代文字の話・日本には古代、文字があった!・カタカナは書けなきゃだめ!・ひらがなは女性が作った!◆Listener Questionsあなたの母語はどんな文字を使いますか?日本語で説明してください。 What kind of writing system does your native language use? Please explain in Japanese.【クイズのこたえ、コメントはこちらへどうぞ You can comment here👇️】◆PodpageOfficial Website (Blog & Episode Notes)◆SpotifyLearn Japanese with Sally こちらでも聞くことができます◆YouTubeLearn Japanese with Sally 動画レッスンもあります◆My Udemy私が作った日本語レッスンです!!I currently have three Japanese learning courses available.

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