... Kanji (out of a possible 50,000) have been designated as official. To learn a handful of Kanji is easy, even for preschoolers. But to master all the official Kanji is another matter. What makes Kanji difficult to master is not just ...
Writing and Literacy in Chinese, Korean and Japanese
... idioms is hyperbole, as in jiu chi rou lin ('wine lake meat forest' or “feast with abundant wine and meat”) The idiom originally described two evil emperors of ancient China who spent days and nights indulged in drinking wine, eating ...