Japanese writing uses kanji, hiragana and what else?
AnswerKatakana
Katakana is mainly used for foreign words and emphasis.
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7 fact-checked facts about writing systems and alphabets of the world, each with the reason behind it. 5 more are in today's round and join this page after it closes.
The basics
In which direction is Arabic script written?
AnswerRight to left
Arabic, like Hebrew, runs right to left.
Going deeper
What is the Korean alphabet called?
AnswerHangul
Hangul is Korea's native alphabet.
Cyrillic is named after which saint?
AnswerSaint Cyril
Cyrillic honors Saint Cyril, a 9th-century missionary.
The Rosetta Stone has hieroglyphic, Demotic and which other script?
AnswerAncient Greek
The Greek text helped scholars decipher hieroglyphs.
Expert level
Which Korean king oversaw the creation of Hangul?
AnswerSejong the Great
King Sejong introduced Hangul in the 15th century.
Who deciphered the Linear B script?
AnswerMichael Ventris
Michael Ventris showed in 1952 that Linear B wrote an early Greek.
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