How do you differentiate between the different reading of Kanji?
By that I mean characters like (woman) sometimes I see onna be used and sometimes I se jo being used. Which is the chinese reading and which is the Japanese reading. Furthermore how do I know which oone to use? And how do you type Japanese scripts on the internet? I dont know how to use romaji. I was taught using "Genki Second Edition" book and I learned mostly the scripts and, have heard using romaji is detrimental to learning the language. Any kind of answers would be greatly appreciated.

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女 - Onna
彼女 - Kanajo

Two different words. Readings can be based on other kanji they are with, whether they come in the beginning, middle or end. They can also change based on the okurigana afterwards.

上げる - Giving Ageru
上る - Going up Noboru
上がる - Also Going up haha Agaru

To know how to read it you will have to know the words or recognize the context. In short, there is no shortcut but to study study study.

If you'd like to type out Japanese it depends on what you are using. Apple products usually have a keyboard you can add. If you are a windows user, a quick search in google for "Japanese IME" should turn up enough info for you to figure that out.

Using Romaji to type things out is different than using them to read. With all the homophones in Japanese you really need kanji to figure everything out. Writing them is a different story. Don't think it will hold you back from learning the language.

That is my take on all your questions, I hope some of this can be of use to you.

Best Regards
- Jordan

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Hola, estoy totalmente acuerdo con Jordan. Cada lengua tiene su dificultad y tus idiomas también, son muy difíciles para mí. ¡Mucha suerte a nosotros! Saludos.

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