The Origin of Japanese and the Definition of Pseudonym
In ancient Japan, there were only languages, not words. It was not until the Sui and Tang Dynasties that Chinese characters were introduced into Japan, and Japan began to record its own language systematically with Chinese characters. At first, Chinese characters were used as phonetic symbols, that is, Japanese has several syllables, so only a few Chinese characters were used. These Chinese characters gradually evolved into pseudonyms. "Fake" means "borrow" and "name" means "word". It is called "pseudonym" because it only borrows the sound and shape of Chinese characters, but has no meaning of borrowing it.
Why don't all Japanese use Chinese characters?
At that time, the Japanese used all Chinese characters, only borrowed the "sound" of Chinese characters, but the meaning was completely different from that of Chinese characters. Later, because there were many homophones to borrow from Japanese, and there were too many strokes of Chinese characters, it was inconvenient to use them, so I gradually simplified my pen name and created my own text, which is now my pen name.
Japanese character reform
The Japanese government carried out a character reform in 1946, which stipulated the scope of use of some Chinese characters. There is 1850 * *, which is called "when using Chinese characters". When used, it means "currently used" or "should be used". This 1850 Chinese character is no longer used, and it is represented by a pseudonym. But this is only a government regulation, and some people still use unnecessary Chinese characters according to their habits. 198 1 10, 10, the Japanese government announced the implementation of the list of commonly used Chinese characters, which stipulated that 1945 commonly used Chinese characters should be regarded as "the general standard for using Chinese characters in general social life".