concept   noun
culture   Japanese
statement   Japanese nouns are categorized as common or proper based on whether they are living, non-living, or used in honorific speech.

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# Concept Culture Statement Freq.
1 common noun Japanese culture In the Japanese language, common nouns are classified into two categories: living things (有生物) and non-living things (無生物). 1
2 common noun Japanese language Nouns are categorized differently in Japanese, with a distinction between 'ordinary' nouns and 'special' or 'honorific' nouns. 1
3 proper noun Japanese Often written in kanji or katakana, and rarely includes spaces between words 1
4 proper noun Japanese Proper nouns are not capitalized in writing, and honorifics are often used when referring to specific persons, especially in formal contexts. 1