The sudden appearance of tiny red spots on skin can be shocking. These pinpoint dots on the skin are the result of internal bleeding, or leaked capillaries, in the skin. The sudden appearance of tiny red spots on skin can be shocking. These pinpoint dots on the skin are the result of internal bleeding, or leaked capillaries, in the skin. Advertisment
The Chinese characters used to write out sounds were visually simplified and made distinct from the Chinese characters used as logograms. The Two Kana Systems. A syllabic grapheme in the Japanese writing system is called a kana. There are two sets of kanas, namely, hiragana, and katakana. In modern times, hiragana is used to write native Japanese words. Its origin lies in the early literary works which used Chinese characters completely for their phonetic values at the 8th century CE. This system is called the manyogana, from the anthological work Manyoshu.
There are a number of methods of rendering Japanese in Roman letters. The Hepburn method of romanization, designed for English speakers, is a de facto standard widely used inside and outside Japan. The Kunrei-shiki system has a better correspondence with kana, which makes it easier for native speakers to learn.