However, in Japan fewer and less drastic simplifications were made: e.g. "electric" is still written as 電 in Japan, as it is also written in Hong Kong, Macao, South Korea and Taiwan, which continue to use traditional Chinese characters, but has been simplified to 电 in mainland China.
Namun, di Jepang kurang mengalami penyederhanaan yang drastis: contohnya "listrik" masih ditulis sebagai 電 di Jepang, seperti halnya kata tersebut ditulis di Hong Kong, Makau, Korea Selatan dan Taiwan, yang masih menggunakan karakter Tionghoa tradisional, namun disederhanakan menjadi 电 di China daratan.