2007-01-14 07:36:40 · 6 answers · asked by Uchihaitachi345 5 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
From left to right and from up to down. All of Kanji, Hiragana, Katakana, and Eigo can be used in both ways. You can check this on a Japanese newspaper and a textbook.
PS I was educated at Japanese school.
2007-01-14 08:15:03 · answer #1 · answered by Lyra 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Traditionally, Japanese is written in a format called tategaki. In this format, the characters are written in columns going from top to bottom, with columns ordered from right to left. After reaching the bottom of each column, the reader continues at the top of the column to the left of the current one. This copies the column order of Chinese.
Modern Japanese also uses another writing format, called yokogaki. This writing format is identical to that of European languages such as English, with characters arranged in rows which are read from left to right, with successive rows going downwards.
2007-01-14 15:40:41 · answer #2 · answered by JJ 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Left to right. But many books are read from right to left, not the sentences, but the page turning.
2007-01-14 15:40:19 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
JJ is right. From top to bottom.
2007-01-14 16:14:53 · answer #4 · answered by Martha P 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think it's up and down
2007-01-14 15:40:39 · answer #5 · answered by Ash Foxx 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
from up to down, isn't it?
2007-01-14 16:02:16 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋