Hi-question: Which is more important Kanji or Hiragana Letters?
Hi..I am new to this site and I love Japanese very much....I want to learn to read and write also but i don't exactly know the main difference between Hiragana and Kanji and Katakana letters also I would like to know which is more important -which is used more often or in what conditions .
posted by 13Shinigami
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I would explain it all right here, but the master of Japanese aka Tofugu has a really simple guide for anybody who wants to learn the Japanese language. Plus the guide is really motivating. Here is the link at the start of season one:
http://www.textfugu.com/season-1/hard-way/
Follow that and everything will make sense really easy.
Arguably Hiragana and Kanji are used much more often than Katakana, since Katakana is usually only used for foreign words, but learning all three is equally important. :) Before anything though, always start with learning Hiragana and Katakana, since those are your "building blocks" for your vocabulary-- how Japanese words are pronounced without depending on Romaji. After you learn those, you can move on to Kanji and use the Kana (Hiragana + Katakana) to help you with pronunciation and such. Good luck!
