Re:Abe explains choice of Reiwa for next era name
by rangibaby on Monday April 01, 2019 @09:29AM
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Don’t forget that the Chinese character for harmony also represents “Japan”
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Re:Abe explains choice of Reiwa for next era name
by thaumasiotes on Monday April 01, 2019 @11:31AM
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The Chinese character for harmony is 和. The Japanese character 和 does represent Japan. The usual Chinese character that would represent Japan is 日; 和 is used in expressions taken from Japanese like 大和民族, the Japanese race.