Harmony Week Quiz - Wednesday

How many writing scripts or ‘alphabets’ does Japanese have?

• One

• Two

• Three

• Four

Which of these is NOT a Japanese script?

• Hiragana

• Katakana

• Kanji

• Shokuji

Hiragana is a phonetic alphabet used for traditional words and to show grammar. Which of these words is written in hiragana?

• ひるごはん

• オレンジジュウス

• 日本語

• 四十一

Katakana is a script used to write words from foreign languages, such as “orenji juusu” (orange juice) or “pan” (bread). Which of these is in katakana?

• 車

• くまもと

• 中学校

• キットカット

Kanji characters are used to represent meaning, rather than sound. They are often complex characters with many lines. Which of these is NOT in kanji?

• 電車

• 天気

• あおい

• 木曜日

Which language was the Japanese writing system based on?

• Chinese

• Korean

• Egyptian

• Greek

If the kanji 火 means ‘fire’ and 山 means ‘mountain’, what is the meaning of 火山？

• Fuji

• Fireworks

• Volcano

• Flame

The kanji 数 means ‘number’ and 学 means ‘study’. What is the meaning of 数学？

• Homework

• Maths

• Phone number

• Money

The kanji 聖 means ‘holy’ and 書 means ‘writing’. What is the meaning of 聖書？

• essay

• bible

• worship

• singing

If 日本語 means ‘Japanese’, フランス語 means ‘French’ and ドイツ語 means ‘German’, which of these means ‘Italian’?

• ドイツ

• イタリア語

• 日本人

• パン