にほんのもじ (Letter)

オルガ(Olga)さん, ジェニー(Jenny)さん, and ツァイ(Tsai)さんtold me that they could not type in Japanese. If you have any questions about typing in Japanese, please send an e-mail to Helpdesk, おざわさん.

helpjpcu@gmail.com

ブライアン(Bryan)さんasked me exactly when we use ひらがな、かたかな、and かんじ. We learned a basic rule in class, but that was not the definite one. If you are interested in the history of Japanese writing, there is a great book:

Seeley, Christopher (1991). A History of Writing in Japan. University of Hawaii Press.

I encourage you to use ひらがな when you send me an e-mail, but sometimes I cannot read your Japanese. This is because of もじばけ. (improper encoding: もじmeans letters and ばけmeans turn or disguise.) I will tell you when もじばけ happens. If you have another e-mail account, please use the ccount. I might be able to read your ひらがな.