A Text-Book of Colloquial Japanese: Based on the Lehrbuch Der Japanischen Umgangssprache (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from A Text-Book of Colloquial Japanese: Based on the Lehrbuch Der Japanischen UmgangsspracheYet Chinese is of great importance in the study of Japanese, even of greater importance than Latin is in the study of English. Through the study of Chinese literature and the Buddhistic scriptures (which came to Japan in the form of Chinese translations), the importation of the Chinese arts and sciences, and the adoption Of the ideographic script, it has come to pass that a great mass of Chinese words and expres sions has found entrance into the Japanese language, in nu merous cases even supplanting the native terms.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.