Longer passages should use block quotes. This is about when you need to use Japanese words or phrases such as 日本語 within an English paragraph.
Should we use quotes for Kanji and Hiragana/Katakana? I noticed that some members prefer quotes, while others do not. An example:
1. What is the difference between 「新{しん}規{き}」 and 「新{あたら}しい」?
2. What is the difference between 新{しん}規{き} and 新{あたら}しい?
I think the first example is better, and the sentence looks grammatically correct this way.
We can use 「quotes」 or "quotes" or backticks
etc. to mark that we're only mentioning a Japanese word or phrase instead of using it. Backticks have already been suggested here, but with no votes.
Maybe it would be better to create some rule/standard here, so all members would follow them?
「」
) as an answer as well, so that the voting may begin. – blutorange Mar 18 '15 at 9:47