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[[File:Wakanroeishu.jpg|right|thumb|320px|''[[Kana]]'' and ''[[kanji]]'' writing, as seen in an album of the ''[[Wakan roeishu|Wakan rôeishû]]'' by [[Konoe Nobutada]], c. 1573-1603, Seattle Asian Art Museum]]
Japanese writing, employing a combination of ''[[kanji]]'' and ''[[kana]]'', originated with the adoption and adaptation of Chinese characters in the 5th-7th centuries CE, to be applied to the Japanese (spoken) language, a language with completely separate origins.
Japanese writing, employing a combination of ''[[kanji]]'' and ''[[kana]]'', originated with the adoption and adaptation of Chinese characters in the 5th-7th centuries CE, to be applied to the Japanese (spoken) language, a language with completely separate origins.