Writing and Civilization: From Ancient Worlds to Modernity

Japanese - The World's Most Complex Script

Educational 1 June 2020 30 min The Great Courses Signature Collection

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S1 E6: Japanese writing is a highly complicated script; it is used by more than 100 million people daily; how and why Japanese writing takes on the complex form it has today; attempts to simplify it have had little success; not one to be abandoned.

Educational 1 June 2020 30 min The Great Courses Signature Collection

Information

Released: 2020
Run Time: 30 min
Rated: PG

Languages

Original Audio: English
Audio: English (AAC), English (United States)
Subtitles: English (CC)

Accessibility

: Closed captions refer to subtitles in available languages with the addition of relevant non-dialogue information.