Appendix:Japanese script
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This appendix explains characters written in the Japanese script.
According to ISO 15924, the Japanese script is an alias to refer to these three scripts simultaneously:
- hiragana
- Some examples of hiragana characters: あ, か, さ, た, etc.
- katakana
- Some examples of katakana characters: ア, カ, サ, タ, etc.
- Han
- Some examples of Han characters: 愛, 一, 守, 月, etc.
Origins of hiragana and katakana
Hiragana and katakana characters were derived from certain Chinese characters used in the man'yōgana system, as set out in the following table. See 
Man'yōgana on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
| Syllable | Hiragana | Katakana |
|---|---|---|
| a | 安 → あ | 阿 → ア |
| i | 以 → い | 伊 → イ |
| u | 宇 → う, ウ | |
| e | 衣 → え | 江 → エ |
| o | 於 → お, オ | |
| ka | 加 → か, カ | |
| ki | 幾, 機 → き, キ | |
| ku | 久 → く, ク | |
| ke | 計 → け | 介 → ケ |
| ko | 己 → こ, コ | |
| sa | 左 → さ | 散 → サ |
| shi | 之 → し, シ | |
| su | 寸 → す | 須 → ス |
| se | 世 → せ, セ | |
| so | 曽 → そ, ソ | |
| ta | 太 → た | 多 → タ |
| chi | 知 → ち | 千 → チ |
| tsu | 川 → つ, ツ | |
| te | 天 → て, テ | |
| to | 止 → と, ト | |
| na | 奈 → な, ナ | |
| ni | 仁 → に, ニ | |
| nu | 奴 → ぬ, ヌ | |
| ne | 祢 → ね, ネ | |
| no | 乃 → の, ノ | |
| ha | 波 → は | 八 → ハ |
| hi | 比 → ひ, ヒ | |
| hu | 不 → ふ, フ | |
| he | 部 → へ, ヘ | |
| ho | 保 → ほ, ホ | |
| ma | 末 → ま, マ | |
| mi | 美 → み | 三 → ミ |
| mu | 武 → む | 牟 → ム |
| me | 女 → め, メ | |
| mo | 毛 → も, モ | |
| ya | 也 → や, ヤ | |
| yu | 由 → ゆ, ユ | |
| yo | 与 → よ | 與 → ヨ |
| ra | 良 → ら, ラ | |
| ri | 利 → り, リ | |
| ru | 留 → る | 流 → ル |
| re | 礼 → れ, レ | |
| ro | 呂 → ろ, ロ | |
| wa | 和 → わ, ワ | |
| wi | 為 → ゐ | 井 → ヰ |
| we | 恵 → ゑ, ヱ | |
| wo | 遠 → を | 乎 → ヲ |
| n | 无 → ん | 尓 → ン |