>>14768870Hiragana and katakana are two "alphabets" of symbols that each represent a specific syllable. Hiragana is the main one, while katakana is used for loan words, emphasizing, MAKING SOMETHING READ LIKE IT'S SPOKEN LOUD, etc.
Kanji are pictograms that represent specific meanings. There's like 50 000 of these, but only about 3000 are commonly used, and the vast majority are super-obscure shit only scholars even remember exist.
It's a bit hard to explain if you're not familiar with the language, but kanji are a super integral part of their written language, and text written without any kanji is about as easy to read as Englishwrittenwithoutspaces.
