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07-28-2009, 05:46 PM

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Originally Posted by sarasi View Post
As for whether the kanji in 人口 reflect the meaning of "population" or not, that was the point I was trying to make with my above post.
To be fair, the concept of population had never been in Asia (China, Korea, Japan) because it started as a 19th century Western concept. This reflects some sheer awkwardness with the kanji translation.


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