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Words like ''denwa'' (telephone) and ''jeonwa'' are easy for native speakers of one language to learn in the other language. Both languages use [[postpositions]], for example in [[Japanese]] ''Tokyo e'' means "to Tokyo", just as in [[Korean]] ''Seoul e'' means "to Seoul". Both languages avoid the use of pronouns wherever possible, especially [[personal pronoun]]s like "you". A person's title or a relationship term is used instead; see [[Pronouns in Japanese]].
Words like ''denwa'' (telephone) and ''jeonwa'' are easy for native speakers of one language to learn in the other language. Both languages use [[postpositions]], for example in [[Japanese]] ''Tokyo e'' means "to Tokyo", just as in [[Korean]] ''Seoul e'' means "to Seoul". Both languages avoid the use of pronouns wherever possible, especially [[personal pronoun]]s like "you". A person's title or a relationship term is used instead; see [[Pronouns in Japanese]].
Japanese has over 120 million native speakers. Korean has nearly 70 million. [http://ncta.osu.edu/wooster/King-EastAsia.pdf]