"Hiragana" (ひらがな) is one of the three main writing systems in Japanese, alongside Kanji and Katakana. Unlike Kanji, which represent whole words or concepts, Hiragana is a phonetic syllabary.

Romaji (ローマ字) means “Roman letters,” using the Latin alphabet to write Japanese sounds. It’s not a full writing system like hiragana or kanji, but it’s a useful bridge for learners and travelers who ...

There are not one but three writing systems that work together in the Japanese alphabet system: namely Hiragana, Katakana & Kanji. Here’s an in-depth guide.

Right now, KanaChord only outputs Kana Unicode and not Kanji Unicode, which gives an incomplete input system for Japanese as-is.