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I want to learn Japanese but i know there more than 3 alphabets. Which on is the most used?
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So which is used more Hiragana or Katakana?
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The three writing systems: hiragana, katakana, and kanji, are all used equally. You have to know them ALL to read and write Japanese. (Speaking too)

To start, I suggest you learn Hiragana and then Katakana. Once you've mastered those (learn those before anything, I suggest) you can then learn kanji because the readings are taught using those two syllabaries.

PS: I would like to point one thing. Japanese has no alphabet. Hiragana and Katakana are called "syllabaries" because they are syllables.

Hey there!

From my own observations I see Kanji used more, but that doesn't mean you should try to ignore the other two (Hiragana and Katakana). If you check out any Japanese site, you'll notice that all three forms of writing are used. Basically, all three are equally important to learn. So just pick one to start off with and go from there. Goodluck! smile

if you were to learn japanese... its best to learn hiragana first. if you know hiragana, then you can learn kanji because you can use it to replace the hiragana you learned... you don't really have to learn romaji unless you're using non-japanese words =) but if anything.... learn hiragana first ^^
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Its very sad. But to be able to read you need to know kanji hiragana and katakana. There is no way that you can read without these three. though katakana is not used often you still have to because. Its not the same as hiragana.