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Kanji (漢字) are the Chinese characters that are used in the modern Japanese logographic writing system along with hiragana (ひらがな, 平仮名), katakana (カタカナ, 片仮名), and the Arabic numerals. The Japanese term kanji (漢字) literal...

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30 May 08		Learn Japanese Language-hiragana:ma,mi,mu,me,mo » YouTube videoLet's study your Japanese. Japanese is made by the use of the Chinese character, the katakana, and the hiragana. The hiragana is Japanese and is basic. Let's master the hiragana first.
27 May 08		Learn Japanese Language-hiragana;ha,hi,hu,he,ho » YouTube videoLet's study your Japanese. Japanese is made by the use of the Chinese character, the katakana, and the hiragana. The hiragana is Japanese and is basic. Let's master the hiragana first.
22 Dec 07		Getting Along with Kanji #1 » YouTube videoThe first of a series of podcasts that teaches you Chinese characters by looking at them in their natural habitat. It's a fun, practical and easy introduction to writing system used in Chinese and Japanese. This episode looks at the character for "mouth".
19 Aug 08		Variable Stroke Order in Chinese Characters » Sinosplice I started learning Japanese in 1996. When I began learning Mandarin in 1998, I already had a foundation in Chinese characters, thanks to my Japanese studies. Learning the two languages at the same time, I was frequently annoyed by little discrepancies...
12 Apr 08		Dreams shatter for classic's fans » Shanghai Daily A MODERN Japanese novel adapted from "A Dream of the Red Mansion", one of the classics of Chinese literature, has triggered controversy among Chinese readers. The Chinese version of the Japanese book "Murders...
21 Jan 07		ICBC’s Creative Character Writing » Sinosplice I’ve written about this before. I like creative ways of writing of Chinese characters. Here’s a simple one by 工商银行 (Industrial and Commercial Bank of China): The characters read 融汇贯通, a kind of financial service the bank...

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