Japanese is a language spoken by about 128 million people, primarily in Japan and by significant communities in other parts of the world. It is written in a combination of three scripts: hiragana, katakana, and kanji. Hiragana and katakana are syllabic scripts, with each character representing a single syllable, and kanji are logographic characters borrowed from Chinese. Japanese has a complex grammar, with a system of honorifics and a distinction between formal and informal language, and it is known for its polite and indirect way of speaking.
English is a West Germanic language of the Indo-European language family, with its earliest forms spoken by the inhabitants of early medieval England. It is the most widely spoken language in the world today, with approximately 1.5 billion people speaking it as a native language. English is also the official language of many countries, such as the United States, United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, and New Zealand. English is also commonly used as a lingua franca in other countries, such as India, Pakistan, and South Africa.