what exactly is HIRAGANA, KATAKANA & KANJI

[Daine]

i am really confused here..... what is kanji? and also katakana and hiragana.......
katakana and hiragana sounds the same but the character are different....

[QuackingShoe]

This may or may not be the best explanation on the subject that I've written, but it's easier for me to find this than to dig in the forums, so here you go:

http://blogs.japanesepod101.com/blog/20 ... #more-2129

A better explanation can probably be found by just reading these links:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_writing_system
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kanji
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hiragana
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katakana

[Daine]

tq for the html..... i will read it