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Language code: jpn

Technical information about ISO 639 language code jpn

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The table below provides technical details for the Japanese language, designated by the jpn code from the ISO 639-2 standard.

Code

jpn

Name

Official

Japanese

Native

日本語

Text direction

Left-to-Right

Language varieties
Eastern JapaneseWestern JapaneseKyushu JapaneseKagoshima JapaneseHachijō Japanese
Related languages
OkinawanAmamiMiyakoYaeyamaYonaguni
Key facts
Written with kanji, hiragana, katakana, and sometimes rōmajiBasic clause order is subject–object–verbContains an elaborate system of honorific and humble speech (keigo)Nouns generally lack grammatical number, gender, or articlesModern vocabulary is heavily influenced by historical Chinese borrowings and contemporary English loans
Sample phrase

こんにちは、お元気ですか？

Character encodings

Shift-JIS, EUC-JP, UTF-8, UTF-16, UTF-32

Supported in Localizely

The Japanese language, identified by the code jpn, falls under the 'Individual' category in terms of its scope and is classified as 'Living' by its type.

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