ShiKage Wrote:Yes, that's how it worked originally. However, after hundreds of years of it being part of the languages, it became technically a 'law' of the languages.
For instance, the JP now learn Romanji (alphabet) before they learn hiragana, katakana, or kanji. That's how they became 'cemented' with those non-alphabetical characters.
I'll use Toukyou as an example, since you guys seem to want to keep that as a hot topic of debate...
I see, therefore the alphabet is a native system to the young Japanese just as much as Kanji and other systems are.
I was thinking that if it based off of sound then there's no guaranteeing its 'officiality' but since the Roman alphabet is implemented in primary education, I guess it is official.
EDIT: I hope this resolves the dispute.