Kanji is the letter, which originated from China. At first, the ancient Chinese people draw things that there found around them. The pictures are then made as simple as possible and drawn in the form of boxes to facilitate them in writing.
Since the beginning of the simplification of an image, each kanji has a specific meaning. This also means that almost all the objects in this world can be written in kanji letter. Thus it can be assumed that the number of Kanji letters equal to the number of objects in the world. Kanji come into Japan in the fourth century. At that time, China was under the power of Dynasties Kan. Thus the form of letters these pictures called “Kanji”, which means “letters Kan country.”
Although Japan adapts kanji from China, but not all Kanji in Japan are the same as in China. This is because there are some Kanji which have simplified forms. In addition, the number of kanji in Japan is not as much in China. In 1900 began to emerge opinion to limit the number of kanji that are too much. Finally, in 1981 set list that contains the 1945 kanji that used in education and everyday life.
