So last month he joined the growing ranks of Japanese retirees who are writing down what they cannot ... when I spend time alone, to draw, to go listen to music, to go watch a movie or go for ...

Commissions do not affect our editors' opinions or evaluations. The Japanese language consists of three writing systems: hiragana, katakana and kanji, each serving a distinct purpose in language ...

Editorial Note: Forbes Advisor may earn a commission on sales made from partner links on this page, but that doesn't affect our editors' opinions or evaluations. Learning the Japanese language is ...

Sure, you could write "kuruma" as くるま and be understood, but it’ll look childish to Japanese readers, so adults are expected to go with 車. Still, if everyone in Japan did it, eventually the childish ...

A Japanese study looked at the development of writing skills in Japanese first-grade students, and revealed aspects of handwriting development that have been largely neglected in research carried ...

The Japanese convey their hopes for the new year through kakizome, the ritualized first calligraphy writing of the year. Kakizome, meaning "first writing," occurs within the initial days of the year.

Kanji is one of the three core writing systems in Japanese, alongside hiragana and katakana. Originating from Chinese characters, kanji are logographic symbols that represent full words or ideas ...

looked at the development of writing skills in Japanese first-grade students learning the hiragana script. By quantifying their pen movements, he revealed the process of learning distinct temporal ...