Han (Simplified variant) vs Japanese (alias for Han + Hiragana + Katakana)
Writing system comparison · ISO Hans vs ISO Jpan
Han (Simplified variant) is a Living Left-to-right script from East Asian used by 6 languages. Japanese (alias for Han + Hiragana + Katakana) is a Living Left-to-right script from East Asian used by 1 language. Both scripts read Left-to-right.
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Attribute | Han (Simplified variant) | Japanese (alias for Han + Hiragana + Katakana) |
|---|---|---|
| ISO Code | Hans | Jpan |
| Direction | Left-to-right | Left-to-right |
| Status | Living | Living |
| Region | East Asian | East Asian |
| Characters | — | — |
| Languages | 6 | 1 |
| Script Type | Logographic | Mixed Script |
| Descended From | Han (Traditional variant) | — |
| Total Speakers | ~1.1B | ~125M |
| Introduced | 1956 CE | — |
Only in Han (Simplified variant)
6 languages
Used by Both
0 languages
No shared languages
Only in Japanese (alias for Han + Hiragana + Katakana)
1 language
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Data sourced from the ISO 15924 registry, Unicode CLDR, and the Unicode Character Database.