JP-L1-Week2

1. 1. Which of the following is NOT one of the four types of Japanese writing systems?

• a) Hiragana

• b) Katakana

• c) Kanji

• d) Pinyin

2. 2. Katakana is primarily used for:

• • a) Writing Japanese-origin words

• • b) Writing foreign loanwords

• • c) Writing Chinese characters

• • d) Writing traditional Japanese literature

3. 3. What was the first form of writing introduced to Japan from China?

• • a) Hiragana

• • b) Katakana

• • c) Kanbun

• • d) Romanization

4. 4. Which of the following Japanese terms have been adopted into the English language? (Select all that apply)

• • a) Sushi

• • b) Tsunami

• • c) Karaoke

• • d) Hotpot

5. 5. Which of the following are features of Kanji in the Japanese language?

• • a) Kanji conveys meaning

• b) Kanji represents sounds only

• c) Kanji are derived from Chinese characters

• • d) Kanji are used exclusively for foreign words

6. 6. True or False: Hiragana was originally used primarily by women in the Heian period.

• T

• F

7. 7. True or False: Katakana characters have different pronunciations than Hiragana characters.

• T

• F

8. 8. True or False: Japanese developed its own writing systems due to the significant difference between the Chinese and Japanese spoken languages.

• T

• F

9. 9. True or False: There are approximately 500 commonly used Kanji in modern Japanese.

• T

• F

10. 10. Kanji are borrowed from __________ and are used to convey meanings in Japanese.