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Japanese and Chinese Speaking countries

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1 Countries
1.1 Countries
Japan
China, Hong Kong, Macau, Singapore, Taiwan
1.2 Total No. Of Countries
15
Bhojpuri Speaking Countries
0 46
1.3 National Language
Japan
China, Taiwan
1.4 Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Republic of Brazil
1.5 Speaking Continents
Asia, Pacific
Asia
1.6 Minority Language
Palau
Indonesia, Malaysia
1.7 Regulated By
Agency for Cultural Affairs (文化庁) at the Ministry of Education
Chinese Language Standardization Council, National Commission on Language and Script Work, Promote Mandarin Council
1.8 Interesting Facts
  • In Japanese Language, there are 4 different ways to address people: kun, chan, san and sama.
  • There are many words in Japanese language which end with vowel letter, which determines the structure and rhythm of Japanese.
  • Chinese language is tonal, since meaning of a word changes according to its tone.
  • In Chinese language, there is no grammatical distinction between singular or plural, no declination of verbs according to tense, mood and aspect.
1.9 Similar To
Korean Language
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1.10 Derived From
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Japanese vs Chinese Countries

Comparing Japanese vs Chinese countries gives you idea about number of countries that speak Japanese and Chinese languages.

So we find that, total number of countries where Japanese is official language is 1 whereas total number of countries where Chinese is official language is 5

Find if Japanese and Chinese are Most Spoken Languages. Comparison of Japanese and Chinese speaking countries will give you the presence of Japanese and Chinese languages in different countries. Along with Japanese vs Chinese countries, you can also compare Japanese vs Chinese.

Japanese and Chinese as Minority Language

In Japanese and Chinese speaking countries you will get the countries which have Japanese and Chinese as minority language. The language which is spoken by minority of population in the country is called as minority language.

  • Japanese as minority language: Palau.
  • Chinese as minority language: Indonesia, Malaysia.

If you want to compare Japanese and Chinese dialects, then you can go to Japanese vs Chinese Dialects. Some of the official languages are also considered as minority languages.

Japanese and Chinese Regulators

Japanese and Chinese speaking countries provide you Japanese and Chinese regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Agency for Cultural Affairs (文化庁) at the Ministry of Education regulates Japanese language.Chinese is regulated by Chinese Language Standardization Council, National Commission on Language and Script Work, Promote Mandarin Council. Also get to learn, Japanese and Chinese Language History.

Japanese and Chinese Continents

Thinking about Japanese and Chinese continents in which Japanese and Chinese speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Japanese and Chinese. Most of the Japanese speaking countries lie in Asia, Pacific. While Chinese speaking countries lie in Asia. Continentwise, most of the languages belong to Asian Languages and African Languages. It's always fun to know about interesting facts of any language, so lets discuss about unknown facts of Japanese and Chinese languages:

Japanese Interesting Facts:

  • In Japanese Language, there are 4 different ways to address people: kun, chan, san and sama.
  • There are many words in Japanese language which end with vowel letter, which determines the structure and rhythm of Japanese.

Chinese Interesting Facts:

  • Chinese language is tonal, since meaning of a word changes according to its tone.
  • In Chinese language, there is no grammatical distinction between singular or plural, no declination of verbs according to tense, mood and aspect.

The Japanese language was derived from Not Available and is similar to Korean Language whereas Japanese language is similar to Not Available and derived from Not Available.