nedkelly
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Kanji can be very succinct, eg. Newspaper headlines where a lot of information can be indicated with just a few kanji. Another consideration is the slight difference in meaning in homonyms written with different kanji, eg. 回答 and 解答. These nuances would be lost without kanji. Nuances are also expressed in literature when authors can choose between different kanji for a word to emphasise a shade of meaning. Kanji have historical context and often pictorial value which would disappear when using kana or romaji alone.
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