Tuesday, May 10, 2011

Why Chinese and Japanese language so similar?

Question:


They look similar, some words are exactly the same, like numbers...

Answer:


Japanese has borrowed most of their Kanji from Chinese in Tang Dynasty. Because The Tang Dynasty was one of the most prosperous dynasties in Chinese history. Japanese people came to visit a lot. So they learned a lot of things from China, took those back to Japan, and use them as theirs. Besides the language, Japanese kimono borrowed from Chinese Chi-pao as well.

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