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Name one of the three main scripts used to write Japanese.

Kanji and the two kana scripts. Rōmaji is romanization and is outside this three-script classification.

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KatakanaKatakana is a kana script commonly used for borrowed words and foreign names.
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漢字

Kanji · 35 points · 2 characters

Kanji are the characters of Chinese origin used in Japanese writing.

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KatakanaKatakana is a kana script commonly used for borrowed words and foreign names.Aliases: カタカナ · 片仮名Shortest accepted input: 片仮名 · 3 characters
60 points
HiraganaHiragana is a kana script used for grammatical endings and many native words.Aliases: ひらがな · 平仮名Shortest accepted input: 平仮名 · 3 characters
45 points
KanjiKanji are the characters of Chinese origin used in Japanese writing.Aliases: 漢字Shortest accepted input: 漢字 · 2 characters
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Source: Japan Foundation · Irodori, Japanese writing ↗

Reference version: 2026-10-21. See our answer policy for how we handle aliases and omissions.