Chinese characters were first brought to Japan around the 3rd and 4th centuries AD by migrating Chinese and Koreans, and became established in Japan during the following 4 centuries. At that time, the Japanese language did not have a formal writing system and Chinese characters were borrowed to enable it to be expressed in writing. The term kanji () itself means symbols or characters () of Han () dynasty China, since they were introduced during the Chinese Han dynasty period.

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