It really depends on who you ask... For some it may be easier to learn Chinese, other Japanese.
Chinese
Both are similarly hard to learn. Compared to Chinese, Japanese is more difficult and complex! Once you know Chinese, it's easy to pick Japanese up as well! So in order to have a good command of Japanese, now i am learning ordinary Chinese characters!
The Japanese adapted Chinese characters to write their own language. The Japanese scholars began using kanji or "Chinese writing," to write Japanese words.
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.
I took ASL and I found it way easier than learning any language so in my opinion it would be Japanese ASL.
Chinese
Both are similarly hard to learn. Compared to Chinese, Japanese is more difficult and complex! Once you know Chinese, it's easy to pick Japanese up as well! So in order to have a good command of Japanese, now i am learning ordinary Chinese characters!
Because, the language set is Chinese or Japanese?
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.
Japanese is an easier language to learn for a foreigner due to the use of things such as okurigana. And yes, Japanese still requires you to remember a lot of kanji in order to read it fluently.
It's said it's easier to learn Japanese at the beginning but harder later. And it's hard to learn Chinese at the beginning but easier later.
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.
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.
The Japanese adapted Chinese characters to write their own language. The Japanese scholars began using kanji or "Chinese writing," to write Japanese words.
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.
Yes they do.
The japanese first borrowed from the Chinese. Then they simplified the chinese characters into the 50 'kanas'