Deseret Evening News | 1897-11-09 | Page 2 | Japanese Speech and Writing

I Japanese Speech and Writing Japanese language Is I a combination of the tonftue of the ancient Inhabl tacos of the Island and Is I therefore unlike other ianrunftM Literature was ntroduced Into Japan from China with the religion of uMho but words and pronunciation have been so softened to nt the melodious Japanese tongue that the Japanese cannot understand the Chinese nor the Chinese the Japanese Japan-ese As a large proportion ot the Chinese characters are used It Is not llfllcult for the rhln se nnd Japanese I u communicate by I vvrltlne The dUll Mlty ot learning to write the Japanese language Is I vory grerlt as In addition I to the Japanee Sphaiiet some 1JIWO to 20 000 Ch necec horacers mUI be memorlld nod the rye and hand tr000enl to dlntingrolslm and delineate hbrlr IA Anmarir unolurle 1 tIme fleet nwslaper In 1071 cattle 1200 hornc tees hoteoaOeOmOPO lIed to inem0000 them and now lIes l2Qoo In the print ne olllce each I compositor sits at the lesk with the letters of the Jaiancse alphabet within his reach while bo > n bring the ChlnesQ clmractcrs from their seam rorms places for him to net up The Japanese llterntute la I rich In wok of fiction fables legends and wiry and an they are ally vrltten In Japanese tlnl are Uierely Ne r read by the common people 7 I