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Using “ha” instead of “wa” with QWERTY keyboards [closed]
Why is it standard practice to type "ha" when you are translating は{wa} using a QWERTY keyboard? This has always confused me. これは... is pronounced "Kore wa" but when you type it out you type "Kore ...
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How to form the “chi” sound, and others?
I was looking at a chart of hiragana and trying to find the characters to form the name of a song Inochi no Namae. I started with i, then no, but there's no chi. I then started wondering where chu and ...
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How does one transcribe the romaji “ō”?
I use The Kodansha Kanji Learner's Dictionary, which describes pronunciation in romaji instead of kana. I never learned romaji in a classroom, and generally only use it when reading this dictionary.
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What are the differences/characteristics between katakana, kanji and hiragana?
I already know that romaji is the conversion from those to the roman alphabet, so which are the differences or characteristics between those?
Are they used on a different context? Is one of them more ...
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What are the advantages/disadvantages of writing in romaji instead of kanji, hiragana, and so on?
Romaji is somewhat of a conversion from kanji, hiragana, and so on to the Roman alphabet.
What are the disadvantages of learning only or mostly romaji aside from being unable to read/write in kanji? ...
