Differences between japanese and chinese

More info on the topic dealt in class:


Historically, the Kanji Writing System was taken into Japan from China, but as time the time went by, kanji writing has evolved into a part of the Japanese Writing System by using the borrowed ideograms to indicate pronunciation.

Japanese people use less Kanji characters comparing to Chinese people.

Even if you look at some of the Japanese culture, there are some adoption of cultural and religious materials from China too.
For instance, Chinese herbal medicine is quite popular in Japan.




So, are they DIFFERENT?


Many Western people may be thinking that Japanese Kanji and Chinese Kanji are exactly the same. They look very similar.
However, they are very different to Japanese kanji in structure.


Although the Japanese adapted Chinese characters into their langauge, they disregard the original meaning in Chinese.




Kanji,2 ways of reading:


Onyomi Reading - It is Chinese Reading, and developed from the original Chinese pronunciation but as the time went by, the Japanese writing system has adopted and became a part of the Japanese language.
It is often used with the kanji compounds, and naming English names in Kanji.


Kunyomi Reading - It is Japanese Reading, and usually used with a single kanji character. For instance, if the following kanji is read, it is pronounced: "Ki" with Kunyomi Reading.

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Body Language (6/XI/09)

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4. Noelia describes Raquel

My friend´s name is Raquel, she is sixteen, she used to live in a village of Ciudad Real but she moved to Mejorada del Campo and here I met her. She lives with her parents and her brother. Her favourite food is spaguetti, she likes swimming and she loves going out with her friends.

She cooks well and she hates Heavy Metal music. She has a special place, and this place is her village (Argamasilla de Alba, C.R.) because her friends and her family live there. She is always smiling, that makes her special.

3. Paloma describes Alba

Alba is my oldest friend. I met her when I was three years old. She likes travelling. She loves getting to know new places.

For her, the most special place was London. We went there last year as an end of school trip. We were in a funny hotel, there were a lot of Spanish people..

She hates doing sport. She hates walking the dogs too.

She is good at telling stories. Her stories are very romantic, they sometimes make me feels sad.

She is special for me because she is the only truly friend, her humour sense is the best!

She watches a new film everyday... this is her hobby.

2. Cristina describes Patricia:

My friend Patricia is 18 years old. She lives in Mejorada del Campo with her parents and her brothers. She has got a dog, called Yanis.

She is tall and slim. Her eyes are brown. She has had a boyfriend for 3 years. His name is Alvaro. She likes eating paella with her boyfriend. She is good at cooking canelonni.

Her special place is New York, but she has never been there. Patricia is special because she is very happy!