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At the time, documents were written in kanji and hiragana, derived from Japan. Although generally agreed among linguists to be a distinct language, most Japanese, as well as some Okinawans, tend to think of Okinawan as merely a regional dialect of Japanese, even though it is not intelligible to monolingual Japanese speakers. [1]
The Ainu language is written in a modified version of the Japanese katakana syllabary, although it is possible for Japanese loan words and names to be written in kanji (for example, "mobile phone" can be written ケイタイデンワ or 携帯電話). There is also a Latin-based alphabet in use. The Ainu Times publishes in both.
Soon after the introduction of writing, scribes were appointed to the provinces to "record events and report conditions". [16] [17] While writing in Japan was limited during the 5th and 6th centuries, the number of documents written locally increased in the 7th century; though most of them have been lost.
Waka ("Japanese poem") or uta ("song") is an important genre of Japanese literature. The term originated in the Heian period to distinguish Japanese-language poetry from kanshi, poetry written in Chinese by Japanese authors. [35] [36] Waka began as an oral tradition, in tales, festivals and rituals, [nb 4] and began to be written in the 7th ...
Taiki (1136–55), written by Fujiwara no Yorinaga; Gyokuyō (1164–1200), written by Fujiwara no Kanezane; Meigetsuki (1180–1235), written by Fujiwara no Teika; Heikoki (1196–1246), written by Taira no Tsunetaka; Sanuki no Suke Nikki, written by Fujiwara no Nagako; Towazugatari (1271–1306), written by Go-Fukakusa In no Nijō
The modern Japanese writing system uses a combination of logographic kanji, which are adopted Chinese characters, and syllabic kana.Kana itself consists of a pair of syllabaries: hiragana, used primarily for native or naturalized Japanese words and grammatical elements; and katakana, used primarily for foreign words and names, loanwords, onomatopoeia, scientific names, and sometimes for emphasis.
Man'yōgana (万葉仮名, Japanese pronunciation: [maɰ̃joꜜːɡana] or [maɰ̃joːɡana]) is an ancient writing system that uses Chinese characters to represent the Japanese language. It was the first known kana system to be developed as a means to represent the Japanese language phonetically. The date of the earliest usage of this type of ...
This category represents Japanese texts written in Old Japanese (上代日本語 or 上古日本語). They are generally written in—sometimes partially—Man'yōgana and represent the oldest stratum of the Japanese language. For other linguistic periods, see the following categories: Category:Late Old Japanese texts