Japanese language

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The term 日本語 (nihongo) is usually applied to Japanese taught as a foreign language. Within Japan and the world of Japanese scholarship, the Japanese language is often referred to as 国語 (kokugo), i.e., "the National language".

Contents 1 Overview of the Japanese language 2 Distinguishing written Japanese from written Chinese and Korean 3 Learning Japanese 4 Problems with using Japanese in computing and research 5 Help with Japanese dictionaries 6 Doing research in Japanese

Overview of the Japanese language

For a page giving an outline of the Japanese language, see Japanese language for starters.

Distinguishing written Japanese from written Chinese and Korean

See What language is that, anyways?

Learning Japanese

Look under Japanese as a foreign language in References and resources: Japan.

Also look under Grammar and usage in Dictionaries for language and linguistics: Japanese.

Problems with using Japanese in computing and research

Look under Accessibility in References and resources: Japan.

Help with Japanese dictionaries

Look under Dictionaries in References and resources: Japan.

Doing research in Japanese

Look under Research in References and resources: Japan.