The Introduction
Japanese language is more recent. It is the official language of Japan and the 8th most spoken language in the world. Number of speakers: 126.2 million (as of 2019). 8th most spoken language and English is the largest language by number of speakers, and the third most-spoken native language in the world, after Standard Chinese and Spanish.It is the most widely learned second language and is either the official language. When it first appeared in Japan. Chinese documents from the 3rd century AD recorded a few Japanese words, but substantial texts did not appear until the 8th century. During the Heian period (794–1185) in Japan, the Chinese language had considerable influence on the vocabulary and phonology of Old Japanese.