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Japanese lexical influence on other East Asian languages

July 23, 2025 @ 5:13 pm· Filed by under Borrowing, Etymology, Language and economics, Language and history, Language and social media, Lexicon and lexicography, Vocabulary

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Why 50% of modern Chinese vocabulary was made in Japan

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Kanji only, no kana

December 28, 2024 @ 5:07 am· Filed by under Language and social media, Writing systems

A giant step backward — about a thousand years.  Writing regression.

“'Pseudo-Chinese': New Japanese Social Media App Only Allows Kanji", Jay Allen, Unseen Japan (12/18/24)

Whatever possessed some folks to do this?

Wanna stress-test your Japanese knowledge? A new social media app for Japanese users dares you to ditch kana by allowing only kanji input, a.k.a. "Pseudo-Chinese."

Or is that stress-testing your Chinese knowledge?  What kind of language results?  Natural, normal, native Japanese?  Or some kind of hentai Nihongo kaibutsu 変態日本語怪物 ("abnormal Japanese language monstrosity")?

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