Katakana changes


The katakana changes with time, and so recently they introduced the "v" "ヴ",
and I'd like to know if there's a possibility they'll add letters like "si"
"セィ" or something similar in the future? Do the Japanese government has some
plans for that or not?




There are no plans that I know of, but I would be surprised if Katakana (and
even Hiragana) does not change over time. Writing systems tend to change with
time, to better reflect natural changes in the languages they represent. So
the real question should probably be whether there will be a change _soon_.

And maybe there will be change soon, since already some Japanese can perfectly
distinguish between `[si]` and `[shi]`, snd it seems like the Japanese
government isn't too conservative about small changes to the gairaigo spelling
rules.

Anyway, I'm not sure that there is a definite answer to your question. Unless
the Ministry of Education (which is in charge of these things, AFAIK) is
working on a solution _right now_ , everything we can say is just speculation.




There are no plans that I know of, but I would be surprised if Katakana (and
even Hiragana) does not change over time. Writing systems tend to change with
time, to better reflect natural changes in the languages they represent. So
the real question should probably be whether there will be a change _soon_.

And maybe there will be change soon, since already some Japanese can perfectly
distinguish between `[si]` and `[shi]`, snd it seems like the Japanese
government isn't too conservative about small changes to the gairaigo spelling
rules.

Anyway, I'm not sure that there is a definite answer to your question. Unless
the Ministry of Education (which is in charge of these things, AFAIK) is
working on a solution _right now_ , everything we can say is just speculation.

