The Korea-China-Japan Common Chinese Characters Forum will be held on April 20 in Anyang, Henan Province, China. This forum is hosted by the Korea-China-Japan Cooperation Secretariat, with the Korean Institute of Hanja, the Chinese Characters Museum, and the Japanese Kanji Museum participating as supporting organizations. “Common Chinese characters” refers to Chinese characters shared among the Korean, Chinese, and Japanese languages.
The forum will consist of two sessions. In the first session, experts from Korea, China, Japan, and ASEAN will discuss topics such as the use and promotion of common Chinese characters among the participating countries, as well as the role of Chinese character museums. In the second session, participants will focus on comparative research on Chinese characters among young researchers from the three countries.
The “Common 808 Chinese Characters List for Korea, China, and Japan” was officially released at the 9th Northeast Asia Celebrities Conference in April 2014. In the same year, the cultural ministers of the three countries agreed to promote this 808-character list to enhance cultural exchange. This forum aims to commemorate the 11th anniversary of the 808-character list’s release and implement the initiative to designate 2025-2026 as the Korea-China-Japan Cultural Exchange Years.
Source: Yonhap News Agency (South Korea), April 3, 2025
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