Japanese
Japanese is one of 99 world languages in the LEXOS registry, belonging to the Japonic language family. Every word or phrase can be analysed across 6 linguistic levels: phonetics → phonology → morphology → syntax → semantics → pragmatics.
Japonic language family; written using kanji, hiragana, and katakana simultaneously. Subject-object-verb word order, with an elaborate honorific system built directly into grammar and vocabulary.
6 Levels of Analysis for Japanese
Frequently asked about Japanese
What language family does Japanese belong to?
Japonic.
At which levels can I analyse Japanese?
Six levels: Phonetics (speech sounds, IPA), Phonology (phonemes and sound patterns), Morphology (word structure), Syntax (phrases and sentence structure), Semantics (literal meaning), Pragmatics (meaning in context).
Is Japanese one of the most spoken world languages?
Yes — LEXOS catalogues the 99 most-spoken / most-commercially-relevant world languages, covering every major language family and every continent.