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Their economies are very similar in size and not a great difference between their sizes. The vast majority of their people are Asian. Their languages are in character form writing, similar styles. They are also both located in the Far East/East Asia, and Japan is off the coast of China, though quite a way aways.
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∙ 14y agoFirst of all, that is the difference between Japanese and Chinese Kanji, although they look like similar. Historically, Chinese Characters are originated in China and older than those in Japanese. Although Japanese and Chinese speak different languages, there is no doubt that writing system used by Japan is originated from Chinese. Chinese writing system was introduced to Japan at five or six century A.D. Japan made supplementation to the writing system of hiragana and katakana based on Chinese writing system.
Surprisingly, you will find that there are lots of Chinese characters in Japanese language. For non-Chinese, it will make them confused. Where on earth are Chinese characters originated? There is no doubt that Chinese character is created by ancient Chinese people dating from 3000 years ago. While in ancient Japan, there are no formal characters but language. During the Sui and Tang dynasties of China, with the spread of Chinese characters into Japan, it began to systematically use Chinese characters to record their own language. At the beginning, Japan take Chinese characters as symbols of watch sounds, that is to say, matching the numbers of syllables of Japanese with the same number of Chinese characters.
Later, these Chinese characters gradually evolved to Kana, 'Jia' means 'borrow', 'Min' means 'character', hence the Kana. Those Chinese characters which were borrowed directly in the ways of sounds, forms, meanings are called real names. So if real names and Kana are used at the same time in a same article, readers will feel confused. Further, Kana need to borrow lots of Chinese characters with same pronunciation, coupled with much strokes of Chinese characters, which seems to be inconvenient. Hence, Japanese people gradually simplified Kana and created their own character, those present Kana you see today......
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∙ 12y agoChinese symbols are a common part of Japanese writing. The average diet of people are very similar between the two countries.and dark hair and almond shaped eyes.
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∙ 14y agoJapan gets it language architecture,writing, and religion from China
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∙ 12y agoThey're both Asian jk I'm not really sure maybe because in the Japanese language they borrowed Chinese letters aka kanji
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∙ 12y agoactually. they are basiclly the same. i don't see any different between them, they are all hard workers, but the japaneses i met seem shorter than all the Chinese i met.
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∙ 12y agoCitizens do not directly elect the leader of thier country.
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∙ 11y agoThey have way to entantain each other
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What is the similarities of Chinese drama and Japanese drama?
Pogi pareho !
Is Japanese at all similar to any of the Chinese dialects?
None (maybe a little bit of Mandarin, but the similarities stop there). However the writing is derived from Chinese (which slowly evolved over time) and most if not all have a Chinese style pronunciation ("on-yomi") for kanji.
Is Chinese and Japanese language same?
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.
Is Terra Chinese or Japanese?
chinese
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.
What is the similarities of Chinese drama and Japanese drama?
Pogi pareho !
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.
Do the Japanese eat Chinese food?
Japanese people probably do eat Chinese food. Chinese and Japanese foods have similarities that suggest that they developed some foods together. Both cultures have access to the other's food, but would consider it international.
What are the most significant similarities between the Chinese American and Japanese American cultural experiences What are the differences?
One of the most significant similarities is the parents' goal for their kids. Both Chinese and Japanese Americans want their kids to do their best and get not only straight A's but do well in other activities as well. There isn't much difference between the two.
Are Filipinos Japanese and Chinese?
Filipinos are a distinct ethnic group with their own unique cultural and historical background. While there may be some similarities due to shared influences and interactions with neighboring countries like Japan and China, Filipinos are not Japanese or Chinese.
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.
Is Japanese at all similar to any of the Chinese dialects?
None (maybe a little bit of Mandarin, but the similarities stop there). However the writing is derived from Chinese (which slowly evolved over time) and most if not all have a Chinese style pronunciation ("on-yomi") for kanji.
What are the most significant similarities between Chinese American and Japanese American cultural experiences and what are the differences in continuance of family and religious traditions?
Social and family lifestyle.
Is momoko Japanese or Chinese?
Momoko is a Japanese name. It is not common in Chinese culture.
Is ninjas Japanese or Chinese?
Japanese.
What is sugoroku?
Sugoroku is a japanese board game that shares many similarities with backgammon. It is derived from the Chinese board game shuanglu, which was introduced to Japan in the sixth century CE.
Is Chinese and Japanese language same?
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.
