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[–] 39 points 7 months ago (9 children)

well, if i was born as a japanese girl, i would be very confused there because i can't speak or read japanese.

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  • [–] 26 points 7 months ago

    That's the best part about being born, unlike just quantum leaping into a situation people forgive your lack of understanding and gladly teach you. However, should you be born a Japanese girl with full knowledge of your past life one should avoid speaking their own language as questions WILL be asked... These are all just hypotheticals of course...

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  • [–] -3 points 7 months ago (6 children)

    I refuse to believe anyone can actually read Japanese. I can speak a very little bit of Japanese but I have no idea about the language at all. I don't know how to approach a language that lacks the concept of an alphabet.

    How to Japanese people know how to write a particular word? In most languages you can hear the word and at least get a good idea of how it's written, even if it's a made-up word. In manga there are a lot of made up, in universe words, and I do not understand how they decide how to write to write to them down or how anyone who reads those words knows how to pronounce the word.

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  • [–] 4 points 7 months ago (1 child)

    They have syllables just like we do. The 3 (alphabets) as you would call them are one for the basics, one for foreign words and kanji which is like 500+ signs for different things. But every kanji can be written with the basic syllables as well.

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