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[–]Tiwaking 3 insightful - 2 fun3 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

Japan and Mandarin had a cultural exchange during the Tang dynasty. 600 years of non-communication and a whole bunch of mistakes has created the Kanji system which is basically Chinese, but with some changes.

Thankfully, Japan reduced the number of Kanji required to 2,136 characters in 2010. The total number of Chinese Characters used in Japan is more than 600,000.