Japanese Writing - Difficult or Necessary?

Ever wondered how to learn Japanese writing? Is she difficult? Is it necessary? How should I study Japanese writing? In this article we will learn details about writing in the Japanese language.

The Japanese language is composed of three types of writing, used simultaneously, called hiragana, katakana (used for foreign words) and kanji (Chinese ideograms).

Below we will leave a video I recorded on the subject (the video is in English):

Should I learn Japanese writing?

If your goal is to learn Japanese fast, maybe you shouldn't pay so much attention to Japanese writing, the most you should focus on writing is hiragana and katakana.

Learning Japanese writing takes a lot of effort and time, something most people don't have. Fortunately writing is not necessary for speaking, reading and typing in the Japanese language.

Nowadays we rarely write on paper, I myself only write my name when signing documents. So Japanese writing is not that important unless you practice it in your daily life or have some kind of passion.

The Downsides of Ignoring Japanese Writing

Even if you can read hiragana, katakana and even kanji perfectly, not knowing how to write can make it difficult when trying to find an ideogram by strokes or draw it on paper.

I myself am one of those people who, even learning to write hiragana, due to lack of use, when trying to write it, even reading perfectly in any text, I get completely lost when writing.

Shodo - a Japanese calligraphy art

How to learn Japanese Writing?

At one time or another it will be important to learn something about Japanese writing, such as the stroke order which usually starts from top to bottom from right to left, but there are exceptions.

Learning how to write hiragana can be useful when it comes to memorizing or recognizing the Japanese alphabet. Having such a skill can also be useful in the job market or office.

To learn Japanese writing, you can use mobile applications that allow you to draw kana and ideograms, in addition to correctly teaching stroke order.

study hard the radicals of ideograms to easily learn the writing and meaning of ideograms. You can also follow Youtube channels like calligrapher Japanese Takumi.

There's no better tip for learning Japanese writing than training and training. Just doodling sheets of calligraphy daily until you get practice and then perfection. I hope this article has helped you understand your priorities for Japanese writing!

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