| − | The '''Japanese language''' (Kanji: 日本語; Hiragana: にほんご; ''nihongo'') incorporates two writing systems: [[Chinese characters]] known as ''[[kanji]]'' and a pair of semi-alphabetic [[syllabaries|syllabary]] called ''[[kana]]''. Its grammar is similar to the [[Korean language]]. It is an [[SOV language]]. | + | The '''Japanese language''' (Kanji: 日本語; Hiragana: にほんご; ''nihongo'') incorporates two writing systems: [[Chinese characters]] known as ''[[kanji]]'' and a pair of semi-alphabetic [[syllabaries|syllabary]] called ''[[kana]]''. Its grammar is similar to the [[Korean language]]. It is an [[SOV language]]. It also has a completely different syntax pattern from English, and as such is notorious for getting massive mistranslations from online translation sites such as Google Translate. |