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Japanese Kana
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Historical Development
The development of kana scripts is intrinsically linked to the introduction of Chinese characters to Japan, likely beginning around the 5th century CE. Initially, Japanese scholars struggled to adapt the logographic Kanji to represent the structurally different Japanese language.
Hiragana Genesis