Is Gas Flame Better than Charcoal Fire?

[tribdog]

Itchy knees and she go.

she did say itchy knee to help me remember, the rest were just sounds though.

 

[WarPhalange]

Yikes. The Japanese never invaded China before the late 19th century, long after Kanji, Kimonos, and numbers came to Japan. I'm not sure about Kimono, but the Kanji were brought to Japan by Korean Buddhists escaping civil war during a period of 300 years from about 300 to 600 AD. At that time the Japanese language lacked a writing system. Through a long period of experimentation, they adapted the Chinese writing system to the Japanese language. Your description of counting though is not bad. The earlier Japanese way was as you say. The modern Mandarin Chinese is I, er, san, si, wu and the ancient version of this is the source of the Japanese ichi, ni, san, shi, go. Both systems are currently in use. You can compare this to the mingling of French into the English language as the result of the influx of French nobility after the battle of Hastings. We too have two words for many things.

Koreans brought Chinese symbols into Japan?

 

[iBop]

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Maybe charcoal is just what he's used to - people hate change.

I don't.

Long ago, I had a business plan to Japan, they asked me to do many administrative procedures that to me are so much unnecessary. Finally they canceled out my investment plan and I have been so much depressed thus far.

 

[rootX]

Long ago, I had a business plan to Japan, they asked me to do many administrative procedures that to me are so much unnecessary. Finally they canceled out my investment plan and I have been so much depressed thus far.

I thought they asked you make knives

 

[iBop]

Using charcoal fire to making knives is certainly better
Someone once taught me to use a knife to tenderize the meat

 

[Jimmy Snyder]

Koreans brought Chinese symbols into Japan?

At the turn of the 3rd century A.D., Kanji (Chinese) characters were introduced to Japan by Korean scholars. In the 4th century, a number of political refugees from Korea were naturalized in Japan. Mostly Buddhists from the higher classes and well educated, the Koreans brought to Japanese society their continental culture and religion which rapidly spread over the country.

http://books.google.com/books?id=HS...hl=en&sa=X&oi=book_result&resnum=7&ct=result"