If you want to ask what Japanese is:
Japanese refers to people with Japanese nationality or Yamato ethnic origin. It is mainly composed of Yamato people, Ainu people in Hokkaido, Japan, and Ryukyu people living in Okinawa. Japanese is widely used in Japan, and Chinese characters are also popular in Japan. Japanese people were deeply influenced by the culture of Han and Tang Dynasties in ancient Sui and Tang Dynasties, and they all had strong China elements in court system, etiquette, clothing and tea ceremony. Japan itself is proud of "Little China" and regards other countries (such as Holland and Spain) as barbarians. At the same time, the Japanese have been deeply influenced by the spirit of Bushido since ancient times and have the nature of foreign aggression. Recently, I participated in the wars against China and the Philippines in World War II.
Japanese basic residents in East Asia. The subject is Hezu. In addition, there are more than 25,000 Ainu people in Hokkaido and some Ryukyu people in Okinawa.
Japanese
. It belongs to the East Asian type of Mongolian race. The Japanese believe that their ancestors came from Taihu Lake. They call Chinese characters Woods and kimono Wufu. The use of Japanese is a mixture of ancient Chinese and some Altaic languages, which is greatly influenced by Chinese. There are no characters in Japan, so China's Chinese characters have been used all the time, and many Chinese characters have been borrowed from Japanese. Taking Tokyo dialect as the standard language, it is popularized throughout the country. Beliefs are common, and many religions are popular. Mahayana Buddhism was introduced into China through the Korean Peninsula in the 6th century, and it quickly spread throughout the country. Inherent Shintoism is also common. After the Meiji Restoration, it was designated as the state religion, and there were shrines in urban and rural areas throughout the country. At the same time, it was deeply influenced by Confucianism and Yangming studies in Ming Dynasty. Many people have dual beliefs of paying equal attention to God and Buddhism, or believe in several religions at the same time. Generally, Shinto rituals are followed in real life such as childbirth, marriage and festivals; Used for funerals, sacrifices, ceremonies, etc. They believe in Buddhism. Ancestor worship is very popular among the people, who believe in many gods. Christianity was introduced to Japan in 65438-1940s, and its followers accounted for about 1% of the national population. In addition, there are two or three hundred new religions.
The origin of the Japanese
There are some records in China's ancient books, especially Shan Hai Jing. Shan Hai Jing is one of the most important geographical documents in human history. It records the distribution of mountains, rivers, landforms, products and nationalities in China and its surrounding areas, as well as the corresponding historical stories, covering the Zhou Dynasty, Shang Dynasty, Xia Dynasty and Pre-Xia Period (10,000 years ago). Among them, the Zhou Dynasty document "Beijing in the Sea" records: "Gaiguo is in the south of Juyan and north of Japan. It is a swallow. " Other chapters in The Classic of Mountains and Seas tell the story of China people migrating to islands in the East China Sea many times. For details, please refer to the article "Are Japanese descendants of Emperor Yan? . Archaeological studies have found that primitive humans from northeast China entered the Korean peninsula hundreds of thousands of years ago, and a small number of people began to migrate to Japan about100000 years ago. The earliest human fossil in Japan was 10 million years ago [1]. Archaeological and anthropological views hold that the Japanese nation is mainly composed of Tungusic people in Northeast Asia, ancient Zhongyuan people [2-3], Wuyue people in the lower reaches of the Yangtze River, a few Malays and Indosinians in Indochina Peninsula. Since the late Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, a large number of Yan people, Qi people and Yue people have fled to the Korean peninsula and Japan to escape the war. Later, in the Qing Dynasty, the northern part of China was ravaged by war, and China people immigrated to the Korean Peninsula one after another, and then from here to Japan in the east and south.
There are no characters in Japan, so China's Chinese characters have been used all the time. Japanese used Japanese in ancient times, and Japanese borrowed a large number of Chinese words. More than 30% of Japanese borrowed Chinese words, and Japanese culture was deeply influenced by China.
Are Japanese descendants of Emperor Yan?
China people have migrated from the Asian continent to Japan many times, among which Xu Fudong crossed the sea to Japan is the most famous one. Prior to this, the Japanese archipelago was visited in the Yu era, approached or reached the Japanese archipelago in the Huangdi era, and the Nuwa tribe moved and took refuge in the Japanese archipelago in the Yandi era. They constitute the main source of Japanese Yamato gene, and Nu Wa became the prototype of Zhao Tian, the sun goddess revered by the Japanese royal family.
As we all know, the story of Xu Fudong crossing the river is the first historical event about the Japanese and their cultural development. In 2 19 BC, Qin Shihuang made an east tour of Shandong Peninsula, and ordered the alchemist Xu Fu to lead 3,000 boys and girls, carrying many utensils, grain and crop seeds. Cross the sea to seek immortality. Xu Fu and his party did not return after arriving in Japan Island, so Chinese civilization, culture and technology were implanted in Japan, and Japan entered the Yayoi culture era from the rope culture era.
However, regarding the national origin of Japanese island residents, the academic circles generally say that Japanese island residents began to live in the Neolithic Age. The earliest Japanese residents were a large number of Tungusic people who moved in from the northern mainland. Later, a few Malays crossed the sea from the south. Since the second half of 5000 BC, China and Koreans have been migrating to Japan. From the Neolithic Age to the 2nd century BC, Japan was called the Age of Rope Culture in archaeology. Stone tools and bone tools are used for hunting and fishing, and female earth dolls are unearthed in vertical caves (General History of the World, edited by People's Publishing House and Zhou Yiliang, 1962).
I want to point out that the migration of Chinese people from the Asian continent to the main island of Japan in history is not limited to one time, nor is it limited to the second half of BC 1000 century. In fact, the question of where the Japanese came from is well documented in China's ancient books, especially Shan Hai Jing. Shan Hai Jing is one of the most important geographical documents in human history. It records the distribution of mountains, rivers, landforms, products and nationalities in China and its surrounding areas, as well as the corresponding historical stories, covering the Zhou Dynasty, Shang Dynasty, Xia Dynasty and Pre-Xia Period (10,000 years ago). Among them, the Zhou Dynasty document "Beijing in the Sea" clearly records: "Gaiguo is in the south of Juyan and the north of Japan. It is a swallow. " Other chapters in The Classic of Mountains and Seas record the story of China people migrating to the East China Sea Islands many times. According to the above ancient information that we can see and interpret at present, China residents have at least the following major activities to migrate to the Japanese island. First, the migration activities in the Yu era: an investigation of the islands in the East China Sea.
I pointed out in the monographs such as Notes on the Geographical Restoration of Shan Hai Jing (to be published) and Reading the Full Color Album of Shan Hai Jing with Classic Pictures (Sun, Shanghai Dictionary Publishing House, 2003) that Shan Hai Jing Wu Zang Shan Jing was a white paper on the investigation of land and resources in Yu Dynasty (2200 BC), among which Dongshan Jing was the third investigation route. Interested readers can refer to the 42-square-meter giant painting "The Legend of Yushan Mountain" (abbreviated on the title page of Classic Illustration of Mountains and Seas).
Obviously, the great geographical discovery feat in Yu era (the earliest and largest geographical investigation activity in human history) cannot rule out the possibility of accompanying China residents to migrate to the East China Sea islands (including the Korean Peninsula and the Japanese archipelago). It's better not to immigrate from China, it's too vicious.
Second, the migration activities in the era of the Yellow Emperor: floating islands
When I wrote the book Searching for Ancient Information (China International Broadcasting Press, 1998) in 1983, I pointed out that ancient myths and legends were one of the best information carriers that human beings could find before the invention and widespread use of characters. Among them, ancient legends are records of natural and social events of that era, while ancient myths are people's understanding and interpretation of the information recorded in ancient legends at that time and their descendants. Therefore, it is necessary and effective to interpret and restore ancient myths and legends by using the principles of information dissemination, semiotics and cryptography. Therefore, I specially studied semiotics, and wrote and published such monographs as Mysterious Symbols in Life (China Overseas Chinese Publishing Company 1992, China International Broadcasting Press 1996) and Mysterious Numbers in Life (China Foreign Translation Publishing Company 1993).
For example, the ancient myths and legends (including the folk stories that evolved from them) such as the goddess mending the sky, Houyi shooting at the sun, Kuafu becoming daytime, * * * workers tearing down the mountain of Buzhoushan, the Goddess Chang'e flying to the moon and Zhuan Xu Jedi Tiantong, are all interpreted by me as ancient "collision between heaven and earth" events. Interested readers can refer to Classic Pictures of Mountains and Seas, Pursuing Ancient Information, Mysterious Star Culture and Games (author, PLA Literature and Art Publishing House, 199 1 year) and New Pictures of Mountains and Seas (Sun, Kunlun Publishing House, 1996).
Regarding the origin of Japan's self-proclaimed Yamato nation, Cihai noted that Yamato is another name of Japan, one of the five countries in this province, and it is safe, and its capital is now Nara Prefecture, so it was named after it.
The word "harmony" has many meanings: The Practical Chinese Dictionary (Shanghai Dictionary Publishing House) is interpreted as: tenderness, harmony, making peace, bells on ancient cars, gates of ancient armies, wooden boards at both ends of coffins, addition of two numbers, belt, sui, tong, connection, referring to Japan (harmony, kimono), surname and singing along, which is poetic. Cihai (Zhonghua Book Company) is interpreted as: Correspondence, Pingyi, Tone, Interpretation, Combination of Stiffness and Flexibility, Harmony, Warmth, Harmony, Xiaosheng, Military Gate, Bell Name, Coffin Name, Harmony, Japanese posthumous title, Surname, Phonetic Correspondence and Harmony. To sum up, the original meaning of "harmony" is correspondence, which means that sounds echo each other.
He, He Zhong and Uncle He are all celebrities with the word "He" as their surnames. They were officials in charge of astronomical calendars in ancient times. He's word "Xi" is the same as the upper part of the word "Jiang", which may be of the same clan and homology (Fuxi, also known as Fuxi, may also be related to astronomical observation). Yao Dian recorded the general manager of astronomy. He has four civil servants who observe the four seasons respectively. They are (East, Morning and Spring), Uncle Xihe (South, Afternoon and Summer), Zhong (West, Evening and Autumn) and Uncle He (North, Night and Winter). On this basis, xi means morning and fainting (corresponding to four o'clock), Xi means sunrise and sunset, spring comes and autumn goes, and the Japanese claim to be harmonious, including the origin of the above astronomical calendar, but I am afraid that today's Japanese themselves don't know it.
Japanese living habits
Japanese people have the following impressive living habits:
1, wash your hands frequently
Japanese love cleaning, starting with washing hands. Wash your hands before and after meals, and wash your hands after going home. These are all habits developed since childhood. Japan's tap water has a high cleanliness standard, so you don't have to worry about virus or bacterial infection when drinking raw water. Therefore, in Japanese houses, restaurants or parks, people turn on the tap to quench their thirst when they are thirsty.
2. Brush your teeth often
Japanese love their teeth and have the habit of brushing their teeth after meals. Many Japanese people have to keep a set of dental instruments in the office. There are also many Japanese who rinse their mouths and brush their teeth as soon as they finish eating. Brushing your teeth after meals and removing food residue from your teeth are very beneficial to protect your teeth.
Step 3 take a bath often
Japanese people like to take a bath at least once a day, usually before going to bed, which helps them sleep well at night. Some people even take a bath after getting up in the morning, even women with long hair, so that they can stay refreshed when they go out in the morning. The Japanese are also famous for soaking in hot springs. Before going to the hot springs, everyone will consciously wash their bodies in the shower, and then go to the hot springs.
4. Change clothes frequently
Japanese office workers, especially women, have to change their underwear and coats every day, otherwise they will be suspected of not going home for the night.
5. Don't spit everywhere
Studies have proved that there are many viruses and bacteria hidden in sputum. The Japanese believe that not spitting is a sign of respecting others and being responsible for society, which represents the educational level of individuals. Japanese people usually throw up on the paper towels they carry with them and throw them into the trash can. In Tokyo, there are few sputum marks on the ground, which are very clean.
6. Eat without walking
It is considered impolite to eat in public places such as subways and buses. The food stalls on the street sell fast food, but it is polite to buy and eat before leaving.
Step 7 bow instead of shaking hands
Bowing is a common etiquette in Japan. People in China hardly shake hands, and occasionally shake hands when they meet foreign talents.
8. Talk softly
Japanese people generally don't speak loudly in public, and speak softly and slowly, thus reducing the phenomenon of spitting. Droplets are the "killers" who spread many respiratory diseases. Of course, they are also one of the important transmission routes of SARS.
9. There are special bags for ash.
In Japan, when you buy cigarettes, you will also receive an ash bag attached by the clerk, and some shops will also sell ash bags. This kind of small bag with heat insulation aluminum film can be carried in your pocket. When smoking in public places, put cigarette butts into bags, collect them and throw them away.
10, garbage classification.
Garbage sorting is particularly detailed in Japan. Residents must put garbage into special garbage bags according to combustible and nonflammable, and garbage cannot be thrown out at any time. When combustible and non-combustible garbage can be thrown out, each block has a time and place, and then the sanitation workers take it away and send it to the garbage treatment plant, or reuse it, or bury it and burn it.
1 1, friends and relatives visit less.
Compared with hospitable families in China, Japanese people visit each other less often, and they don't receive guests at home. This is probably because the average Japanese house is relatively small.
12, housewives clean up every day
Some Japanese women are full-time housewives at home after marriage, and their daily activities are not wide, so sweeping the courtyard is an important job. In the room, tatami or the floor is carefully scrubbed by the housewife every day, just like a "smart rest".
13, Japanese people have the habit of giving gifts.
Japanese people pay attention to etiquette and have the custom of giving gifts. But they usually send something that is useless to them, and the recipient can transfer it again. Japanese people like China's silk, famous wine, traditional Chinese medicine and some famous brands, but they are disgusted with things with designs of foxes and badgers, because foxes are symbols of greed and badgers represent cunning. When you visit an ordinary family, you can only send 15 chrysanthemums, and the royal badge only has 16 chrysanthemums.
14, good at learning and using for reference
The Japanese nation is a nation that is good at learning and absorbing. In 646 AD, Emperor Kotoku carried out "innovation", absorbed a lot of China culture, and sent "Tang Dynasty envoys" to study in the Tang Dynasty in China, which promoted the disintegration of Japanese patriarchal clan system and laid the foundation of Japanese feudalism. In A.D. 1868, Emperor Meiji carried out the Meiji Restoration. Under the guidance of the ideas of "educating" and "cultivating foreign talents", he absorbed a large number of European and American cultures, laying the foundation for Japan's rapid transformation into a capitalist power. I don't like the obscene appearance of these oriental pigs.