Outline

Outline for Research Paper ** I. ** Traditionally Japanese people can read Chinese writing, but Chinese people can not read Japanese writing. Both forms of Kanji originated from China, but today Kanji is read and is written differently in both countries. History has played in the change of Kanji language, due to wars, political changes, and cultures between both China and Japan. The evolution of the two nations has caused Chinese Kanji to differ from Japanese Kanji and made both forms of Kanji began to influence other countries to form a system of writing. ** II **. History of Kanji ( ** First subtopic  ** ) **A**. Where it began ( First Point) **1.** Information of who found the first forms of Kanji. ( supporting evidence) **2.** When this was found, why it was needed, and how it was read. ( supporting evidence) **B.** How Kanji spread? ( Second Point) **1.** Where it spread to; how it came to Japan ( supporting evidence) **2.** How the language began to evolve in the Japanese and Chinese culture. ( Supporting evidence) ** III **. How Chinese Kanji has changed since it was created? ( ** Second subtopic  ** ) **A**. Chinese Kanji today ( First Point) **1.** New ways of reading, and writing Chinese Kanji. ( supporting evidence) **2.** How many new words have been added? ( supporting evidence) **B.** Requirement that the government expects of its people. ( Second Point) **1.** New branches of Chinese Kanji. ( supporting evidence) **2**. Why were these new ways of Chinese Kanji needed, ( supporting evidence) ** IV **. The Fruition of Japanese Kanji. ( ** Third subtopic  ** ) **A.** What were the first forms of Japanese Kanji? ( First Point) **1.** Just Japanese Kanji; similar to Chinese Kanji ( supporting evidence) **2.** Simple, Bold, Traditional style. ( supporting evidence) **B.** New styles of Japanese Kanji. ( Second Point) **1.** Hana ( supporting evidence) **2**. Roman scripts ( supporting evidence) ** V **. How they both changed, and grew throughout the years. ( ** Fourth subtopic  ** ) **A**. Chinese Kanji began with one form. ( First Point) **1.** Traditional style writing. ( supporting evidence) **2.** Simplified, and bold. ( supporting evidence) **B.** Japanese font changes; and beginning form. (Second Point) **1.** Mincho, Gothic, Gyousho ( supporting evidence) **2**. Kaisho, Marugothic, Kanteiryuu ( supporting evidence) ** VI. ** Conclusion: Japanese and Chinese Kanji began in the same country. Over thousands of years the two languages have become different. One language greatly expanded and inspired other nations; while the other stay within its own nation and grew. It because changes of both countries histories have caused for use change in both languages and even today the languages still continue to change.