Re: How many years dedicated to characters learning in China ?

"Aidan" == Aidan Kehoe <kehoea@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:

Aidan> Ar an t-ochtú lá de mí na Nollaig, scríobh LEE Sau Dan:

>> The Japanese do write 煙草 and pronounce it "tabako"!!! But
>> nowadays, the generate write it in Hiragana instead of Kanji.

Aidan> Hmm, not Katakana? Why not?

I want to know the answer, too! :)


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