Q: Kanji, or "kan'ji", are the adopted logographic Chinese characters that are used in the modern Japanese writing system along with hiragana and katakana. The Japanese term "kanji" for the Chinese characters literally means "Han characters" and is written using the same characters as the Chinese word '.

Chinese characters first came to Japan on official seals, letters, swords, coins, mirrors, and other decorative items imported from China. The earliest known instance of such an import was the King of Na gold seal given by Emperor Guangwu of Han to a Yamato emissary in 57 AD. Chinese coins from the first century AD have been found in Yayoi-period archaeological sites. However, the Japanese of that era probably had no comprehension of the script, and would remain illiterate until the fifth century AD. According to the "Nihon Shoki" and "Kojiki", a semi-legendary scholar called Wani () was dispatched to Japan by the Kingdom of Baekje during the reign of Emperor Ojin in the early fifth century, bringing with him knowledge of Confucianism and Chinese characters.

The earliest Japanese documents were probably written by bilingual Chinese or Korean officials employed at the Yamato court. For example, the diplomatic correspondence from King Bu of Wa to Emperor Shun of Liu Song in 478 has been praised for its skillful use of allusion. Later, groups of people called "fuhito" were organized under the monarch to read and write Classical Chinese. During the reign of Empress Suiko (593628), the Yamato court began sending full-scale diplomatic missions to China, which resulted in a large increase in Chinese literacy at the Japanese court.

1. Han character
2. the modern Japanese writing
3. China
4. 57 AD
5. on official seals and letters
6. no
7. Wani
8. knowledge of Confucianism and Chinese characters
9. 478
10. Chinese or Korean officials
11. People who could read and write Classical Chinese.
12. 593628

Numbered questions:
1. How many types of characters are mentioned?
2. What are they a part of?
3. What country are Kanji actually from?
4. When were they first seen in Japan?
5. How did they arrive?
6. Could the Japanese understand the script on the items they found?
7. Who arrived in the fifth century?
8. What did he have?
9. When did King Bu and Emperor Shun communicate?
10. Who was responsible for the first Japanese writings?
11. Who are the Fuhito?
12. When did Empress Suiko live?

Q: (Oprah) -- Kick back there's a reason they call them beach reads.

"Seating Arrangements" by Maggie Shipstead

Winn Van Meter has everything an affluent person could hope for: a devoted wife of almost 30 years, two daughters, a privileged life in Connecticut, and a summer home on Waskeke a fictional island resembling Nantucket.

Despite his comforts, Winn suffers from a typical midlife dissatisfaction: "He had almost everything he could think to want, and yet still ambivalence bleached his world to an anemic pallor."

Maggie Shipstead's "Seating Arrangements" is a whip-smart and engaging debut novel, set on Waskeke over the course of three days. Winn's oldest daughter, Daphne, is pregnant and getting married. His youngest daughter is lovelorn and mourning a recent abortion.

Strong personalities clash as Winn struggles with his long-burning attraction to one of Daphne's gorgeous and wildly flirtatious bridesmaids, Agatha, as his marriage grows stale. "He could not be sure that he had ever been in love with Biddy, or with anyone for that matter, but Biddy was the woman he had felt the most for."

Shipstead observes the absurdity of the upper class in Winn's trivial anxieties; he's incensed that he wasn't invited to join an elite golf club, and he carries on a rivalry with another island couple. This is the best kind of smart beach read: a book that expertly examines social life with heart and wit.

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"Heading Out to Wonderful" by Robert Goolrick

"Heading Out to Wonderful" about a drifter who takes up with the wife of the richest man in small-town Virginia is by "A Reliable Wife" author Robert Goolrick, which means it's deliciously dark and dangerous. Oprah.com: 7 books that will take you on an inner journey

1. Yes
2. "Seating Arrangements"
3. Maggie Shipstead
4. Winn Van Meter
5. Yes
6. Yes
7. 30 years
8. two
9. three
10. yes
11. Agatha
12. Daphne's bridesmaid
13. His youngest daughter
14. lovelorn and mourning
15. Biddy

Numbered questions:
1. Is this a book review?
2. What is the title?
3. Written by Whom?
4. What is the main characters name?
5. Was he wealthy?
6. Married?
7. For how long?
8. How many children did he have?
9. How many days did the story cover?
10. Was this the authors first book?
11. Who was the father attracted to?
12. Who was she?
13. Who recently had an abortion?
14. What state was she in?
15. what was her mothers name?

Q: CHAPTER III.

THE END OF THE BALL.

THE priest's long journey did not appear to have fatigued him. He was as cheerful and as polite as ever--and so paternally attentive to Stella that it was quite impossible for her to pass him with a formal bow.

"I have come all the way from Devonshire," he said. "The train has been behind time as usual, and I am one of the late arrivals in consequence. I miss some familiar faces at this delightful party. Mr. Romayne, for instance. Perhaps he is not one of the guests?"

"Oh, yes."

"Has he gone away?"

"Not that I know of."

The tone of her replies warned Father Benwell to let Romayne be. He tried another name.

"And Arthur Penrose?" he inquired next.

"I think Mr. Penrose has left us."

As she answered she looked toward Lady Loring. The hostess was the center of a circle of ladies and gentlemen. Before she was at liberty, Father Benwell might take his departure. Stella resolved to make the attempt for herself which she had asked Lady Loring to make for her. It was better to try, and to be defeated, than not to try at all.

"I asked Mr. Penrose what part of Devonshire you were visiting," she resumed, assuming her more gracious manner. "I know something myself of the north coast, especially the neighborhood of Clovelly."

Not the faintest change passed over the priest's face; his fatherly smile had never been in a better state of preservation.

1. Devonshire
2. Father Benwell

Numbered questions:
1. Where has the traveler come from?
2. Who is he?