Japanese can understand Chinese Ancient Text?
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epigene
相変わらず不束者です
- 10 Nov 2004
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Yes, it's true.
Japanese borrowed from ancient Chinese, so it's easier to understand than modern Chinese written in simplified characters.
It would be similar to Americans and British studying Shakespeare and Chaucer on the high school level. Japanese study ancient Chinese poetry, though on an introductory level, in high school.
Similarity doesn't end there--not all Japanese remember what they studied in high school!
- 28 Jul 2005
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I do know that when the older texts are given to almost all folks, there is some difficulty in reading. As for the newer shortened Chinese style, I have not idea. The few 'old Chinese' samples, as mentioned above, that are done in school don't seem to give most folks much reading ability.
One time when some friends of mine were here for a BBQ (and these were all people who were older than myself) I pulled out some books for the storage. There was only one lady who could read the texts--some of which were handwritten. She had studied that for a long period of time, and specialized in such writing. I'll see if I can get around to posting some examples here, some fine day...but it'll have to wait until after the JREF meet at my place on May 4th. MM
One time when some friends of mine were here for a BBQ (and these were all people who were older than myself) I pulled out some books for the storage. There was only one lady who could read the texts--some of which were handwritten. She had studied that for a long period of time, and specialized in such writing. I'll see if I can get around to posting some examples here, some fine day...but it'll have to wait until after the JREF meet at my place on May 4th. MM
uloocn
先輩
- 24 Jul 2006
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What ancient Chinese you have read? Maybe I understand the meanings.
From my point of view, there is little difference between ancient and nowadays Chinese in meaning.
YAPONLUQ
後輩
- 18 Mar 2007
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窶愿?#26102;窶ｰﾃ､ﾋ彗窶吮??ﾂ坂?伉人笔谈窶藩?#27807;窶凖環。
窶廃汉语说窶｢sﾂ出窶藩?"银ﾂ行ﾂ"窶禿ｧ窶愿ｺ窶怒ﾂ人窶徭窶ｰﾃｯﾅｽﾃ環"窶ｹﾃ｢ﾂ行ﾂ"窶廬ﾂ。
窶砺ﾅ?w过窶吮??窶｢ﾂｶ窶禿ｧﾅ?ﾃ?#25026;窶懌??#35799;窶廬窶佚･ﾅ?Tﾋ?毒ｽvﾂ。
华ﾂ人窶砺ﾅ?w过窶愿ｺ窶｢ﾂｶ窶禿ｧﾅ?ﾃ?#25026;ﾋ?ｪ窶彑窶愿ｺ窶｢ﾂｶﾂ。
窶砺ﾅ?w过窶吮??窶｢ﾂｶ窶禿ｧ窶愿ｺ窶怒ﾂ人懂ﾋ?ｪ窶彑窶吮??窶｢ﾂｶﾂ。
窶ｰﾃ､窶佚ｦﾋ?ｪﾅｽﾅｸ窶ｹﾅｽ窶吮??ﾂ坂??#26102;ﾅ津ｳﾋ?ｪ窶彑窶禿ｧ邃｢ﾃ溪?｢s懂汉语ﾂ，
窶愿?#26102;窶ｰﾃ､ﾋ彗窶吮??ﾂ坂?伉人笔谈窶藩?#27807;窶凖環。
窶廃汉语说窶｢sﾂ出窶藩?"银ﾂ行ﾂ"窶禿ｧ窶愿ｺ窶怒ﾂ人窶徭窶ｰﾃｯﾅｽﾃ環"窶ｹﾃ｢ﾂ行ﾂ"窶廬ﾂ。
窶砺ﾅ?w过窶吮??窶｢ﾂｶ窶禿ｧﾅ?ﾃ?#25026;窶懌??#35799;窶廬窶佚･ﾅ?Tﾋ?毒ｽvﾂ。
Most Chinese can't understand fully Ancient Chinese (actually there are quite a few types of Ancient Chinese...) without advanced education, so I wouldn't be surprised if the average Japanese can't read Ancient Chinese.
Many Japanese students in grade school learn "kanbun" (Kanbun - Wikipedia). Using a systematic way of breaking down archaic Chinese passages, the Japanese can somehow make those passages look and sound more like Japanese.
包龙星
先輩
- 2 Feb 2007
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I have learnt chinese acient artical for 3 years...
Frankly,it's very difficult to both Chinese and foreigners..
There're too many different sects
kamikaze_sg
後輩
- 3 Jun 2007
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Why you don't believe your japanese friend?
