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An Introduction to the Basics of Written Japanese

How does written Japanese work? Explore its unique combination of character types, their history, and the font character sets used in Japanese fonts.

Japanese combines three types of characters into everyday text. Learn how they developed, how they’re used today, and what their character sets mean for font selection.

Japanese combines three types of characters into everyday text. Learn how they developed, how they’re used today, and what their character sets mean for font selection.

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