This essay discusses the system of the Japanese syllabary, the influence of the ancient Chinese characters upon the Japanese culture, the formation of the Japanese syllabary and the meaning of Chinese characters to the Japanese.

• 概述了日本的文字体系，探讨了早期汉字对日本文化的影响以及日本文字体系（汉字假名混写）这一特殊文字的形成，最后，剖析了汉字对于日本的意义，阐明了观点。