[shivan]

I already studied chinese for two years, both written and oral.
But I really want to study some japanese as well. Can anyone tell me how much my chinese will help me in that? I saw that some of the characters are the same or similar, but are there other similarities? My research indicates that they are from difference language groups.

If someone has a link to something like "Guide to mandarin speakers learning japanese" then I will send many kind thoughts to that person.