Sino-Japanese
China and Japan
Sino-Japanese describes things relating to both China and Japan, or interactions between them.
The Sino-Japanese Wars were conflicts between the two nations in the late 19th and mid-20th centuries.
In linguistics, Sino-Japanese refers to the large body of Japanese vocabulary borrowed from Chinese, along with the Chinese-derived readings of kanji characters.
Negotiation between nations
- geopoliticsGeography's role in statecraft
- East AsiaChina-Japan-Korea region
- territorial disputesConflicts over land ownership
- trade agreementsFormal accords on commerce
WWII history · reconciliation · treaties · alliance · tensions · Korea · Taiwan · regional security
Chinese empire, 618–907
- BuddhismEnlightenment-seeking Eastern religion
- ConfucianismChinese ethical philosophy
- cultural exchangeSharing practices between peoples
- classical textsFoundational ancient literature
scholars · missionaries · trade routes · diplomatic relations · sutras · Chinese influence · adoption · scribes
A specific calendar year
- Qing DynastyLast imperial Chinese regime
- KoreaEast Asian divided peninsula
- Treaty of Shimonoseki1895 peace accord
- naval battlesCombat between warships
imperialism · Yellow Sea · modernization · military conflict · colonialism · reparations · gunboats · territorial expansion
Chinese symbols in Japanese
- vocabularyOne's word collection
- loanwordsAdopted foreign vocabulary
- readingsDisplayed measurements or interpretations
- charactersPersons in a narrative
borrowings · compounds · morphemes · lexicon · phonology · written language · literary style · etymology
diplomacy
Negotiation between nations
- geopoliticsGeography's role in statecraft
- East AsiaChina-Japan-Korea region
- territorial disputesConflicts over land ownership
trade agreements · WWII history · reconciliation · treaties · alliance · tensions · Korea · Taiwan · regional security · summits
Tang Dynasty
Chinese empire, 618–907
- BuddhismEnlightenment-seeking Eastern religion
- ConfucianismChinese ethical philosophy
- cultural exchangeSharing practices between peoples
classical texts · scholars · missionaries · trade routes · diplomatic relations · sutras · Chinese influence · adoption · scribes · documentation
1894
A specific calendar year
- Qing DynastyLast imperial Chinese regime
- KoreaEast Asian divided peninsula
- Treaty of Shimonoseki1895 peace accord
naval battles · imperialism · Yellow Sea · modernization · military conflict · colonialism · reparations · gunboats · territorial expansion · 1937
kanji
Chinese symbols in Japanese
- vocabularyOne's word collection
- loanwordsAdopted foreign vocabulary
- readingsDisplayed measurements or interpretations
characters · borrowings · compounds · morphemes · lexicon · phonology · written language · literary style · etymology · logographic
Sino-JapaneseChinese
Of that Asian nation
Japanese · domestic · unilateral · indigenous