Why does Japanese still use Kanji after all these years?
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Ever wondered why Japanese still uses Chinese characters, whereas Korean and Vietnamese stopped around 100 years ago? Watch this video to find out!
[Timeline]
[01:00] Brief history of Chinese characters
[02:25] Chinese characters' migration to V, K, J
[05:52] CC as pronounced in V, K, J
[07:00] Native scripts emerge in J, V, K
[10:39] Summary of current scripts in J, V, K
[12:36] Linguistic & practical reasons for current scripts
[18:46] Cultural & political reasons for current scripts
Video made based on question by viewer: Richard from New Zealand - thank you for the suggestion!
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