Sino-Japanese is often used to mean: *

Sino-Japanese vocabulary Sino-Japanese vocabulary, also known as , is a subset of Japanese vocabulary that originated in Chinese language, Chinese or was created from elements borrowed from Chinese. Most Sino-Japanese words were borrowed in the 5th–9th centuries AD, from ...

: That portion of the Japanese vocabulary that is of Chinese origin or makes use of morphemes of Chinese origin (similar to the use of Latin/Greek in English). *

Kanbun ''Kanbun'' ( 'Han Chinese, Han writing') is a system for writing Literary Chinese used in Japan from the Nara period until the 20th century. Much of Japanese literature was written in this style and it was the general writing style for offici ...

: A Japanese method of reading annotated Classical Chinese in translation; writing with literary Chinese for Japanese readers. * The ''on'yomi'' or 'Chinese reading' of Chinese characters in Japanese. "Sino-Japanese" is also used to refer to that which occurs between China and Japan, such as: * The

First Sino-Japanese War The First Sino-Japanese War (25 July 189417 April 1895), or the First China–Japan War, was a conflict between the Qing dynasty of China and the Empire of Japan primarily over influence in Joseon, Korea. In Chinese it is commonly known as th ...

between 1894 and 1895, primarily over control of Korea. * The

Second Sino-Japanese War The Second Sino-Japanese War was fought between the Republic of China (1912–1949), Republic of China and the Empire of Japan between 1937 and 1945, following a period of war localized to Manchuria that started in 1931. It is considered part ...

between 1937 (some say the true start date is 1931) and 1945, from 1941 on as part of World War II * Sino-Japanese relations * Sino-Japanese Journalist Exchange Agreement *

Chinese people in Japan include any Japanese individuals self-identifying as ethnic Chinese or Chinese permanent residents of Japan living in Japan. People aged 22 or older cannot possess dual-citizenship in Japan, so Chinese possessing Japanese citizenship typi ...

Japanese Chinese cuisine Japanese Chinese cuisine, also known as ''chūka'', represents a unique fusion of Japanese cuisine, Japanese and Chinese cuisine, Chinese culinary traditions that have evolved over the late 19th century and more recent times. This style, serv ...

, the style of Chinese cuisine served by Chinese in Japan *

Japanese people are an East Asian ethnic group native to the Japanese archipelago. Japanese people constitute 97.4% of the population of the country of Japan. Worldwide, approximately 125 million people are of Japanese descent, making them list of contempora ...

settled in China, and/or their descendants * Japanese orphans in China * People of mixed Chinese and Japanese descent

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