Japanese language Japanese language Such differences are sometimes called "gendered language." In Japanese, speech patterns peculiar to women are sometimes referred to as onna kotoba (女言葉, "women's language") or joseigo (女性語, "women's language"). Differences in use of language reflect social norms and expectations of men and women. According to Edward Sapir, for example, "one of the most important functions of language is to be constantly declaring to society . . . the place held by all of its members." ...more on Wikipedia about "Gender differences in spoken Japanese"
Japanese (Japanese: 日本語; ) is a language spoken by over 127 million people, mainly in Japan, but also by Japanese emigrant communities around the world. It is considered an agglutinative language and is distinguished by a system of honorifics reflecting the hierarchical nature of Japanese society, with verb forms and particular vocabulary which indicate the relative status of speaker and listener. The sound inventory of Japanese is relatively small, and it has a lexically-distinctive pitch accent system. ...more on Wikipedia about "Japanese language"
The letters KI can refer to: ...more on Wikipedia about "KI"
Sinicization, or Sinification, is to make things Chinese. Linguistically the term is used narrowly to refer to transliteration. In more general contexts it refers to the process of becoming Chinese or not Chinese ( desinicization). The term has been used in social science primarily to describe the assimilation of non- Han Chinese peoples (such as the Manchus) into the Chinese identity. Some social scientists object to the use of the term because they claim that this term obscures the fact that sinicization is merely one form of assimilation and using a special term implies a special process. Presumably, this argument could also be applied to Americanization. ...more on Wikipedia about "Sinicization"
Sino-Japanese compounds are Japanese words written with two or more kanji (Chinese characters) and pronounced with on'yomi, the Japanese adaptations of ancient Chinese readings. ...more on Wikipedia about "Sino-Japanese compound"
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