The modern Japanese writing system uses three main scripts: that of Chinese origin - Kanji and those of Japanese origin (Kana) - Hiragana and Katakana.
Kanji is simply adopted Chinese characters and a little complicated to study if you're not a Japanese. Kana (Hiragana and Katakana) on the other hand is easier since it's a pair of syllabaries (written symbols) like phonetic alphabets.
Hiragana consists of roundish Japanese writing characters used along with kanji, for native or naturalised Japanese words, and for grammatical elements.
Katakana is used for foreign words and names, loanwords, onomatopoeia, scientific names, and sometimes to replace kanji or hiragana for emphasis.
Hiragana Chart
Katakana Chart
Hiragana and Katakana Source: tofugu.com
KOTD:
犬 (kanji) いぬ (Reading/Kana) inu (Romaji) Dog (English)
P.S.
Next time on KOTD, we may skip Kana since you can simply refer to the charts above on how to write the words.
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