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| | Japanese language - Facts, Information, and Encyclopedia Reference article |
 | | Additionally, many native Japanese words have become commonplace in English, partly due to Japan's international prominence and also due to the popularity of many Japanese cultural exports. |
 | | Words such as sushi, judo, karate, sumo, karaoke, origami, samurai, haiku, ninja, sayonara, rickshaw (from 人力車 jinrikisha), futon, bento, and many others have become an integral part of the English language. |
 | | Modern Japanese is written in a mixture of three main scripts: kanji, characters of Chinese origin used to represent both Chinese loanwords into Japanese and a number of native Japanese morphemes; and two syllabaries: hiragana and katakana. |
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