Similarities Between Korean and Japanese

How similar are Korean and Japanese? In today’s episode, we’re comparing some of the similarities between two popular East Asian languages, Japanese and Korean, with Sato, a Japanese speaker, and Seoyeon, a Korean speaker challenging each other with a list of words and sentences. If you have any questions, suggestions or feedback, please reach us on Instagram. Shahrzad (@): Bahador (@BahadorAlast): Japanese is a member of the Japonic (or Japanese-Ryukyuan) language family and is spoken primarily in Japan, where it is the national language. The Korean language is a member of the Koreanic language family and is the official and national language of both North Korea and South Korea.