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Japanese and Korean Speaking countries

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1 Countries
1.1 Countries
Japan
China, Jilin Province, North Korea, South Korea, Yanbian
1.2 Total No. Of Countries
15
Bhojpuri Speaking Countries
0 46
1.3 National Language
Japan
North Korea, South Korea
1.4 Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
1.5 Speaking Continents
Asia, Pacific
Asia
1.6 Minority Language
Palau
Japan, People's Republic of China, Russia, United States of America
1.7 Regulated By
Agency for Cultural Affairs (文化庁) at the Ministry of Education
The National Institute of the Korean Language
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.
  • Korean has borrowed words from English and Chinese.
  • Korean has two counting systems. First, is based on Chinese characters and numbers are similar to Chinese numbers, and second counting system is from words unique to Korea.
1.9 Similar To
Korean Language
Chinese and Japanese languages
1.10 Derived From
Not Available
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Japanese vs Korean Countries

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

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

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

Japanese and Korean as Minority Language

In Japanese and Korean speaking countries you will get the countries which have Japanese and Korean 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.
  • Korean as minority language: Japan, People's Republic of China, Russia, United States of America.

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

Japanese and Korean Regulators

Japanese and Korean speaking countries provide you Japanese and Korean regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Agency for Cultural Affairs (文化庁) at the Ministry of Education regulates Japanese language.Korean is regulated by The National Institute of the Korean Language. Also get to learn, Japanese and Korean Language History.

Japanese and Korean Continents

Thinking about Japanese and Korean continents in which Japanese and Korean speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Japanese and Korean. Most of the Japanese speaking countries lie in Asia, Pacific. While Korean 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 Korean 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.

Korean Interesting Facts:

  • Korean has borrowed words from English and Chinese.
  • Korean has two counting systems. First, is based on Chinese characters and numbers are similar to Chinese numbers, and second counting system is from words unique to Korea.

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