Writing & Language
Three Scripts Doing Three Different Jobs
Japanese puts no spaces between words, so the switch from kanji to kana is what marks where a word starts. The division of labor, in real sentences.
Japan Know How archive
kanji meaning
Anime & Manga
Character Names in Japanese: Meaning, Kanji and Readings
A Japanese name sounds like something and means something, and translation can usually carry only one. Plus why the same written name has several correct readings.