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Chinese has different sounds, lettering, and meanings to their writings.
Japanese is the same way but Japanese do borrow the Chinese lettering from the Chinese and but the Japanese do have their own pronunciation for it.
They are still different languages.
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Why are some Japanese characters the same as Chinese characters?
Many Asian cultures were influenced by China. Japan is no exception. Before Japan's introduction to Chinese, they had no writing system. So Japan eventually adapted, as well as changed, the Chinese language, which explains why many Chinese characters are still used in the Japanese language. Also, a section of the modern Japanese language called 'kanji' consists of Chinese characters. == ==
What is lulu in Chinese?
The name Lulu is written in Chinese as Lu Lu. This name is written in the Japanese language as Ruru.
Do Japanese speak other languages other than Chinese?
Japanese people do not speak Chinese unless they have learned it in school or have lived in China. For the languages of Japan, click here.
Do Japanese and Chinese people have the same alphabet?
There is no such thing as a Chinese or Japanese alphabet. Japanese uses 2 syllabaries (symbols that represent whole syllables) and about 2000 Chinese characters. Chinese uses tens of thousands of characters.
Which language did the Roman language influence the least?
The Roman language didn't influence many other languages, including Chinese, Japanese, Inuit, Aborigine, Sami and many more.
Did the Japanese language develop from Chinese?
While the Chinese writing system was imported into Japan and formed the basis of Japanese writing, the origin of the Japanese language is less certain. Its roots may have been brought to Japan by settlers from continental Asia or from nearby Pacific islands. The Japanese language is not part of the same language family as Chinese, although a large portion of the modern vocabulary is borrowed from Chinese.
Which is the older language Chinese or Japanese?
Chinese
Why are your text messages in Chinese or Japanese?
Because, the language set is Chinese or Japanese?
I keep looking but all I can find are Chinese. Where can I look up Japanese characters online?
Japanese language uses 2 alphabets (hiragana and katakana) in addition to more complex characters that are derived from the Chinese written language. Kanji (Japanese characters) are the same as Chinese characters.
Are Japanese and Chinese the same thing?
No. Japanese people come from Japan and speak the Japanese Language. On the other hand Chinese people come from China and speak a variety of Chinese Languages. If you look at an atlas all will be revealed.
Why are some Japanese characters the same as Chinese characters?
Many Asian cultures were influenced by China. Japan is no exception. Before Japan's introduction to Chinese, they had no writing system. So Japan eventually adapted, as well as changed, the Chinese language, which explains why many Chinese characters are still used in the Japanese language. Also, a section of the modern Japanese language called 'kanji' consists of Chinese characters. == ==
Are there any similarities with the Japanese language and the Chinese language?
Japanese and Chinese written language share some characters known as Han Zi. Japanese also uses Kanji that is not used in Chinese. Modern Chinese is read from left to right and top to bottom (like English). Japanese is not.
Why do Chinese and Japanese look the same?
They have similarities, because Japanese written language is mostly based on Chinese. The Japanese use around 2000 symbolic characters called Kanji, which each represent a full word or concept and are directly borrowed from Chinese. Unlike Chinese though they also have a phonetic text which can be written two ways depending on the exact word. These are called Katakana and Hiragana, and are more of an alphabet-based way of writing things, useful for imported words.
Are Japanese or Korean from Chinese?
Question: Is the Korean language more similar to Japanese or Chinese? Answer: Well Korean sounds like Japanese at times, however i think the language maybe more like Chinese but not necceserily the sound of it.
Which language takes longer to write Japanese or Chinese?
Chinese and Japanese are different and totally unrelated languages. However, they use the same script. So, it wouldn't matter. The Korean language, another unrelated languages used to use the Chinese script but they have their own writing system now.
Whose written language did the Japanese adapt to form their own?
The Japanese adapted Chinese characters to write their own language. The Japanese scholars began using kanji or "Chinese writing," to write Japanese words.
Does Japanese have some Chinese characters in their language?
Yes they do.
