foundational Japanese vocabulary, kanji, and grammar concepts essential for the AP Japanese Language and Culture exam, focusing on interpersonal communication.
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Hiragana
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The basic Japanese phonetic script used for native Japanese words and grammatical particles. It consists of 46 basic characters representing syllables (morae).
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Katakana
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The Japanese syllabary used primarily for foreign words, names, loanwords, and onomatopoeia. It has the same sounds as Hiragana but different characters.
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Kanji
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Logographic Chinese characters adopted into Japanese writing used for nouns, verb stems, and adjectives. The AP exam requires knowledge of specific Joyo Kanji.
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Sentence Structure: SOV
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Japanese generally follows a Subject-Object-Verb order, with the verb typically placed at the end of the sentence.
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Particles (joshi)
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Markers that indicate the grammatical function of a word in relation to other words in a sentence. Common examples include *wa* (topic) and *ga* (subject).
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