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Japanese, the Borrower Language Part 2: Twisting Words
Want to read part 1 of this series? Read it here – Japanese, The Borrower Language part 1: Where the Japanese Language Came From. The phenomenon of language borrowing is in no way unique, but it seems...
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Japanese, The Borrower Language Part 3: Why They Do It
Japanese is one of those languages that is seen as mysterious and exotic to many Westerners. It may seem that way, but if you’ve read Part 1 and Part 2 of my “Borrower Language” series, or if you are...
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Weird Kanji – Unusual Readings and their Origins
Good old kanji! You know, the 50,000 some odd characters borrowed from Chinese that are used to read Japanese? They’re daunting at first, but get easier once you know the rules. There’s the on’yomi and...
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