10 Interesting Fact About Japanese language

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Languages:

• Japanese is strongly influenced by Chinese and Korean.
• Japanese has three types of letters: Kanji, Hiragana, and Katakana.
• Japanese is very rich in loan words from English.
• In Japanese, there is no plural or single form.
• In Japanese, the verb does not change shape depending on the subject or object.
• Japanese also has different levels of language depending on the situation and social relationship between the speaker.
• Japanese has many words that do not have a direct translation into Indonesian, like Tsundoku which means buying a book but never reads it.
• Japanese has many words that have a double meaning depending on the context.
• Japanese also has many onomatope words, namely words that mimic sounds or movements.
• Japanese also has many phrases spoken to provide support or motivation to others, such as ganbatte which means spirit!.