Does Japanese Really Need 3 Writing Systems?

🇯🇵Did you know Japanese uses three distinct writing systems? How are they different? Can you choose just one? All these answers and more in today’s insightful video!

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⏱ TIMESTAMPS:
0:00 - Intro
0:44 - Made in China
4:04 - Buddhist Adaptation
5:50 - Women Inventors
7:23 - Altogether Now!
8:11 - #1 Hirigana
10:07 - #2 Katakana
12:16 - #3 Kanji
14:04 - The Verdict

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JAPANESE GUY REACTS TO FOREIGNER'S JAPANESE TATTOOS!!
https://youtu.be/woKFJ6pcQFE?t=86

Japanese Words? Chinese Words?
https://youtu.be/IhfBKv2EKms?t=89

How to write Man'yōgana | Ancient writing system that uses Kanji to represent the Japanese language
https://youtu.be/lE33F0IRjRc

Kanji Story - How Japan Overloaded Chinese Characters
https://youtu.be/CF3MRMBjd20?t=48

Japanese vs Chinese | Which one is easier? | Similarities & Differences
https://youtu.be/h_QSxer49BY?t=78

The Difficulty of Manyogana
https://youtu.be/-Y75bV4GWD8?t=57

All Japanese katakana were born from Chinese characters
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sly-wX9SX_I

Learn Hiragana fast in 3 minutes | あいうえおのうた
https://youtu.be/2qk4gCZuSjk?t=64

Learn Japanese with Children's Books - 12 Minutes of Japanese Kids Books With Hiroko
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Understanding the Japanese Writing System
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Japanese Writing System explained: hiragana, katakana and kanji
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Learn Japanese in context: Sam's Diary 1 (サムさんの日記) Japanese Reading Practice
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Видео Does Japanese Really Need 3 Writing Systems? канала Olly Richards