Countries
Japan
India, Karnataka, India
National Language
Japan
Karnataka, India
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Goa
Speaking Continents
Asia, Pacific
Asia
Minority Language
Palau
Andra Pradesh, Goa, kerala, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Telangana
Regulated By
Agency for Cultural Affairs (文化庁) at the Ministry of Education
Various academies and the Government of Karnataka
Interesting Facts
- In Japanese Language, there are 4 different ways to address people: kun, chan, san and sama.
- There are many words in Japanese language which end with vowel letter, which determines the structure and rhythm of Japanese.
- Kannada is the third oldest language after Sanskrit and Tamil of India
- Kannada language is only Indian language which got maximum i.e. 8 GyanaPeetha Awards.
Similar To
Korean Language
Telugu
Derived From
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Sanskrit Language
Alphabets in
Japanese-Alphabets.jpg#200
Kannada-Alphabets.jpg#200
Scripts
Kana
Kannada Script
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal, Top-To-Bottom
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hello
こんにちは (Kon'nichiwa)
ಹಲೋ (Halō)
Thank You
ありがとう (Arigatō)
ಧನ್ಯವಾದಗಳು (Dhan'yavādagaḷu)
How Are You?
お元気ですか (O genki desu ka?)
ನೀವು ಹೇಗಿದ್ದೀರಿ? (Nīvu hēgiddīri?)
Good Night
おやすみなさい (Oyasuminasai)
ಶುಭ ರಾತ್ರಿ (Śubha rātri)
Good Evening
こんばんは (Konbanwa)
ಶುಭ ಸಂಜೆ (Śubha san̄je)
Good Afternoon
こんにちは (Konnichiwa!)
ಉತ್ತಮ ಮಧ್ಯಾಹ್ನ (Uttama madhyāhna)
Good Morning
おはよう (Ohayō)
ಶುಭೋದಯ (Śubhōdaya)
Please
お願いします (Onegaishimasu)
ದಯವಿಟ್ಟು (Dayaviṭṭu)
Sorry
ごめんなさい (Gomen'nasai)
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (Kṣamisi)
Bye
さようなら (Sayōnara)
ಬೈ (Bai)
I Love You
愛しています (Aishiteimasu)
ನಾನು ನಿನ್ನ ಪ್ರೀತಿಸುತ್ತೇನೆ (Nānu ninna prītisuttēne)
Excuse Me
すみません (Sumimasen)
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (kshamisi)
Where They Speak
Kagawa
Tamil Nadu, The Nilgiris
Where They Speak
Fukuoka
kerala
Where They Speak
kansai
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu
Native Name
日本語
ಕನ್ನಡ (kannaḍa)
Alternative Names
Nihongo
Banglori, Canarese, Havyaka, Kanarese, Madrassi
French Name
japonais
kannada
German Name
Japanisch
Kannada
Pronunciation
/nihoɴɡo/: [nihõŋɡo], [nihõŋŋo]
[ˈkʌnnəɖɑː]
Ethnicity
Japanese (Yamato)
Kannadiga
Language Family
Japonic Family
Dravidian Family
Early Forms
Old Japanese, Early Middle Japanese, Late Middle Japanese and Early Modern Japanese
Old Kannada, Kannada
Standard Forms
Japanese
Modern Kannada
Signed Forms
Signed Japanese
Indian Signing System (ISS)
Scope
Individual
Individual
Glottocode
nucl1643
nucl1305
Linguasphere
45-CAA-a
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
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Language Morphological Typology
Agglutinative, Synthetic
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Japanese and Kannada Greetings
People around the world use different languages to interact with each other. Even if we cannot communicate fluently in any language, it will always be beneficial to know about some of the common greetings or phrases from that language. This is where Japanese and Kannada greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Japanese and Kannada language. Japanese word for "Hello" is こんにちは (Kon'nichiwa) or Kannada word for "Thank You" is ಧನ್ಯವಾದಗಳು (Dhan'yavādagaḷu). Find more of such common Japanese Greetings and Kannada Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Japanese vs Kannada Difficulty
The Japanese vs Kannada difficulty level basically depends on the number of Japanese Alphabets and Kannada Alphabets. Also the number of vowels and consonants in the language plays an important role in deciding the difficulty level of that language. The important points to be considered when we compare Japanese and Kannada are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Japanese and Kannada, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Japanese is 88 weeks while to learn Kannada time required is 44 weeks.