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Japanese (alias for Han + Hiragana + Katakana)

Jpan Left-to-right Living Mixed Script East Asian
Sample Text
こんにちは世界

About Japanese (alias for Han + Hiragana + Katakana)

Japanese (alias for Han + Hiragana + Katakana) is a Living writing system from the East Asian region. It reads Left-to-right. 1 language uses Japanese (alias for Han + Hiragana + Katakana) as a writing system according to Unicode CLDR data. It is registered in the ISO 15924 standard under the code Jpan.

Data sourced from the ISO 15924 registry, Unicode CLDR, and the Unicode Character Database.

Languages Using Japanese (alias for Han + Hiragana + Katakana) 1

Japanese 日本語

Frequently Asked Questions

What type of writing system is Japanese (alias for Han + Hiragana + Katakana)?
Japanese (alias for Han + Hiragana + Katakana) is a Mixed Script. Mixed scripts combine multiple writing system types in everyday use.
What direction does Japanese (alias for Han + Hiragana + Katakana) read?
Japanese (alias for Han + Hiragana + Katakana) is written Left-to-right, the same direction as most European scripts.
How many languages use the Japanese (alias for Han + Hiragana + Katakana) script?
1 language use Japanese (alias for Han + Hiragana + Katakana) according to Unicode CLDR data. Together these languages are spoken by approximately 125M people worldwide.
When was the Japanese (alias for Han + Hiragana + Katakana) script created?
The exact origin of the Japanese (alias for Han + Hiragana + Katakana) script is not precisely documented.

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Key Facts

ISO Code
Jpan
ISO Number
413
Script Type
Mixed Script
Direction
Left-to-right
Status
Living
Region
East Asian
Languages
1
Total Speakers
~125M

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