M Muz1234 後輩 Joined 13 Aug 2014 Messages 713 Reaction score 82 13 Sep 2022 #1 How old is Japanese language in terms of time? 500 years?
bentenmusume 原点回帰 Fifteen-year veteran Joined 12 Oct 2004 Messages 1,613 Reaction score 1,356 13 Sep 2022 #2 Uhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh... Much older than that.
M msaiff Registered Joined 11 Sep 2022 Messages 4 Reaction score 6 13 Sep 2022 #3 Muz1234 said: How old is Japanese language in terms of time? 500 years? Click to expand... 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
Muz1234 said: How old is Japanese language in terms of time? 500 years? Click to expand... 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