Does Japanese not use question marks?
Other punctuation marks in common use A full-width space is usually left after such marks when writing in Japanese.
Why is there no question mark in a sentence?
You shouldn’t use a question mark because you aren’t asking the question; you are requesting that someone else ask the question. However, if you include a direct question as part of a sentence, then the question would end with a question mark.
Why don t Japanese use spaces?
Why doesn’t Japanese use spaces? The fact that Japanese is a language made up of syllables, and has 3 different writing systems, makes spaces unnecessary.
How do you say question in Japanese?
While it is entirely possible to express a question even in polite form using just intonation, the question marker is often attached to the very end of the sentence to indicate a question. The question marker is simply the hiragana character 「か」 and you don’t need to add a question mark.
Do Japanese use commas?
The Japanese comma, like the Japanese period, is used in much the same way as the English one. Comma usage in Japanese is incredibly liberal compared to English. You can stick it pretty much wherever you want a break or pause in your sentence.
Is a question mark necessary?
In speech, the way your voice rises at the end of the sentence usually makes it clear that you’re asking a question and not just making a statement. But in writing, you need a question mark to signal to readers that they should read the sentence as a question.
Why are full stops used?
A full stop (or period) is primarily used to mark the end of a sentence. The main issue with them in academic writing is that many students do not use them enough.
Why is Japanese vertical?
Traditionally, Japanese was only written vertically. Though, some older people still prefer to write vertically citing that it looks more formal. Most general books are set in vertical text since most Japanese readers can comprehend the written language either way.
Is Ka a question mark?
If a question ends in the question marker ka (か), it doesn’t need a question mark, because the ‘ka’ tells us that this is a question: 今何時ですか。 Ima nanji desu ka.