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China, Jilin Province, North Korea, South Korea, Yanbian
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North Korea, South Korea
Not spoken in any of the countries
Asia
Japan, People's Republic of China, Russia, United States of America
The National Institute of the Korean Language
  • Korean has borrowed words from English and Chinese.
  • Korean has two counting systems. First, is based on Chinese characters and numbers are similar to Chinese numbers, and second counting system is from words unique to Korea.
Chinese and Japanese languages
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Japan
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Japan
Not spoken in any of the countries
Asia, Pacific
Palau
Agency for Cultural Affairs (文化庁) at the Ministry of Education
  • In Japanese Language, there are 4 different ways to address people: kun, chan, san and sama.
  • There are many words in Japanese language which end with vowel letter, which determines the structure and rhythm of Japanese.
Korean Language
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Korean vs Japanese Countries

Comparing Korean vs Japanese countries gives you idea about number of countries that speak Korean and Japanese languages.

So we find that, total number of countries where Korean is official language is whereas total number of countries where Japanese is official language is

Find if Korean and Japanese are Most Spoken Languages. Comparison of Korean and Japanese speaking countries will give you the presence of Korean and Japanese languages in different countries. Along with Korean vs Japanese countries, you can also compare Korean vs Japanese.

Korean and Japanese as Minority Language

In Korean and Japanese speaking countries you will get the countries which have Korean and Japanese as minority language. The language which is spoken by minority of population in the country is called as minority language.

  • Korean as minority language: .
  • Japanese as minority language: .

If you want to compare Korean and Japanese dialects, then you can go to Korean vs Japanese. Some of the official languages are also considered as minority languages.

Korean and Japanese Regulators

Korean and Japanese speaking countries provide you Korean and Japanese regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. regulates Korean language.Japanese is regulated by . Also get to learn, Korean vs Japanese.

Korean and Japanese Continents

Thinking about Korean and Japanese continents in which Korean and Japanese speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Korean and Japanese. Most of the Korean speaking countries lie in . While Japanese speaking countries lie in . Continentwise, most of the languages belong to Asian Languages and African Languages. It's always fun to know about interesting facts of any language, so lets discuss about unknown facts of Korean and Japanese languages:

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The Korean language was derived from and is similar to whereas Korean language is similar to and derived from .