What best characterizes the relationship between the Chinese and Japanese written languages?
A. The two languages are actually closely related.
B. The Chinese written language was based upon the written language of Japan.
C. Written Chinese was discarded in favor of the Cyrillic alphabet.
D. Using Chinese characters as phonetic symbols, Japan created a workable "hybrid" system.
E. The Chinese borrowed the Japanese script as the basis of its written language.
Answer: D
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