Japanese
Japanese (日本語 Nihongo?, [nihõŋɡo] or [nihõŋŋo]) is an East Asian language spoken by about 125 million speakers, primarily in Japan, where it is the national language. It is a member of the Japonic (or Japanese-Ryukyuan) language family, whose relation to other language groups, particularly to Korean and the suggested Altaic language family, is debated.
Japanese has no genetic relationship with Chinese, but it makes extensive use of Chinese characters, or kanji (漢字?), in its writing system, and a large portion of its vocabulary is borrowed from Chinese. Along with kanji, the Japanese writing system primarily uses two syllabic (or moraic) scripts, hiragana (ひらがな or 平仮名?) and katakana (カタカナ or 片仮名?). Latin script is used in a limited fashion, such as for imported acronyms, and the numeral system uses mostly Arabic numerals alongside traditional Chinese numerals.
Japanese Speaking Doctors, GPs and Specialists.
Top 20 suburbs where this language is spoken at home
| Suburb | Male | Female | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chatswood | 269 | 333 | 602 |
| Southport (Qld) | 225 | 349 | 574 |
| Surfers Paradise | 169 | 261 | 430 |
| Robina | 115 | 166 | 281 |
| Artarmon | 103 | 145 | 248 |
| Cremorne (NSW) | 106 | 142 | 248 |
| Hornsby | 103 | 144 | 247 |
| Melbourne | 107 | 136 | 243 |
| St Leonards (NSW) | 113 | 117 | 230 |
| Mosman | 85 | 140 | 225 |
| Benowa | 83 | 130 | 213 |
| Sydney | 87 | 123 | 210 |
| Neutral Bay | 85 | 121 | 206 |
| Pyrmont | 78 | 106 | 184 |
| Lane Cove North | 67 | 111 | 178 |
| Ashmore | 80 | 98 | 178 |
| Mount Sheridan (Qld) | 69 | 104 | 173 |
| Mermaid Waters | 69 | 97 | 166 |
| Varsity Lakes | 72 | 93 | 165 |
| Labrador | 72 | 88 | 160 |
- Dr Jennifer Rothfield (GP)
- Dr Kestrel Imamura (Dentist)
- Dr Tatsuo Nagashima (GP)
- Dr Joshua Jones (GP)
- Dr Yoko Yamauchi (GP)
- Dr Kyoko Shirato (Dermatologist)
- Dr Swaminathan Balasubramanian (GP)
- Dr Mihaela Lefter (Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeon)
- Dr Mark Chiang (Ophthalmologist)
- Dr Sita Dewamitta (GP)
