Recent findings by a scholar suggest the possibility that kana system may have been originated in the eighth century on the Korean Peninsula and introduced to Japan through Buddhist texts. However this hypothesis is questioned by other scholars.
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Friday, June 4, 2010
History of Katakana
Katakana was developed in the early Heian Period from parts of man'yōgana characters as a form of shorthand.[citation needed] For example, ka カ comes from the left side of ka 加 "increase". The table below shows the origins of each katakana: the red markings of the original Chinese character eventually became each corresponding symbol.
Recent findings by a scholar suggest the possibility that kana system may have been originated in the eighth century on the Korean Peninsula and introduced to Japan through Buddhist texts. However this hypothesis is questioned by other scholars.
Recent findings by a scholar suggest the possibility that kana system may have been originated in the eighth century on the Korean Peninsula and introduced to Japan through Buddhist texts. However this hypothesis is questioned by other scholars.
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