How old is Japanese language?

[Muz1234]

How old is Japanese language in terms of time? 500 years?

 

[bentenmusume]

Uhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh...

Much older than that.

 

[msaiff]

How old is Japanese language in terms of time? 500 years?

Hi, according to Britannica online encyclopedia:
"Japanese is first attested in the 8th century AD, when Middle Chinese characters were utilized solely for their phonetic value to write native Japanese words."
Japanese language summary | Britannica