why the Japanese never
incorporated the 'ch' sound into their
hiragana/katakana.
emily, although there is no separate, distinct kana for 'ch', they write this sound in kana as a combination of 'chi(=ti)' + 'ya/e/yo/yu'. they do the same for 'sh' and 'j'.
stevo
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