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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. == ==
How do you write Japan in Chinese characters?
it's 日本 pronounced as riben
Why is Nippon the land of the rising sun?
Chinese emperors referred to Japan as "the land where the sun rises" referring to Japan's location east of China, in the direction of the rising sun. Originally from the Chinese characters, the Japanese name for Japan (Nihon / Nippon) is written as the kanji characters for "sun origin."
What other country uses Chinese characters in their written language?
Many other Asian countries use Chinese characters. One is Japan (although they have both a syllabary and an alphabet that they use too).
When did the Chinese Characters start to change?
The Characters started to change to the formal script during the Han Dynasty(202 B.C. - 220 A.D.)
How did Japan start?
It was started by a Chinese Wu nobleman from Jiangsu named Hong Yi (Honinigi).
What is Japan's alphabet?
Japanese has no alphabet. It uses two syllabaries (Katakana, Hiragana), and about 2000 Chinese characters (Kanji).
Why is Japan's nickname the land of the rising sun?
Nihon/Nippon (in the originally Chinese characters) literally translates as "sun's origin" and so over time people began calling it the 'Land of the Rising Sun'. Japan is to the east of mainland Asia, where the sun rises.
What are the three alphabets of Japan?
Japanese has no alphabet. It uses two syllabaries (Katakana, Hiragana), and about 2000 Chinese characters (Kanji).
Why was japan influenced by its closeness to china-?
Japan owes their language to China. Japanese is written with a combination of three scripts: hiragana, derived from the Chinese cursive script, katakana, derived as a shorthand from Chinese characters, and kanji, imported from China.
What were Chinese characters developed from?
Chinese characters were developed from pictures!
I always thought Japan started as a Chinese prison island for those banished from China so was that just World War 2 propaganda?
Yes. (second answer) This is actually questionable- Because Chinese records of prisoners being sent to Japan were destroyed, it can be debated whether or not it was started in that manner. But many still believe that's how Japan originated.
