Author: Усмонова, Мухлиса Илхом кизи; Халилова, Азиза Шамухутовна; Умаркходжаева, Махлиё Учкуновна

Annotation: This article examines the history of the development of the Chinese and Japanese hieroglyphic writing systems, detailing the relationship between their writing systems and the borrowing of new words not only from each other but also from other countries. Emphasis is placed on the characteristics of each language, including their writing systems and pronunciation. Emphasis is placed on learners' perceptions of the complexity and simplicity of languages during language acquisition due to the increased demand for language learning. This paper provides a comparative analysis of the linguistic and lexical features and characteristics of the Japanese and Chinese languages. Examples of words and their pronunciations from Chinese and Japanese vocabularies are provided to facilitate the understanding of the information in this study.

Keywords: Japanese and Chinese, ancient Chinese writing, hieroglyphs, Kanji, borrowing, "onyomi," writing system, vocabulary.

Pages in journal: 97 - 101