Japanese Scripts

The Japanese writing system includes the following scripts:japan flag and map

Kanji: Chinese characters,
Hiragana: Syllabic characters,
Katakana: Characters used for foreign words,
Okurigana: Combination of Kanji with Hiragana to form a Japanese character.
Furigana: Characters added to Kanji characters as an aid to their proper pronunciation,
Kokuji’: Kanji characters developed by Japan,
Arabic Numbers: For numerical data,
Romaji: Letters of the Romance alphabet.