1.0 link Rainbow Dash Network http://rainbowdash.net/ Pokebis (ponybis) http://rainbowdash.net/ponybis http://rainbowdash.net/notice/545186 @<span class="vcard"><a href="http://rainbowdash.net/user/3828" class="url" title="Malcolm Chandler (&#x8A79;&#x6155;&#x4F83;)"><span class="fn nickname">macpony55</span></a></span> In writing and some grammatical structure, yes, but I've seen a lot more borrow words in English - Japanese rather than Chinese - Japanese. I have an easier time understanding and remembering Japanese words and structures as well. I also hate Chinese characters so the Japanese alphabets are a nice help. And then Furigana is present a lot more than Pin Yin ever would be in the media so I can tell what some things are without having to learn the characters first.