How can i tell the difference between a chinese and japanese person?

Question

It's so embarassing to get it wrong when meeting someone eastern european. can anyone identify some distinguishing features. my observations: chinese have yellower skin and thinner eyes. japanese females are mostly short and have a very small frame.

Answer 1

I know how you feel. When meeting an Asian person I don't want to assume they are Chinese when they are Japanese(some still harbor ill feelings from WWII). Or mistaken a Korean for someone from Malaysia. It is not easy. Specially if you did not have the chance to hear them speaking in their native tongue(to me hearing Chinese sounds different then Japanese). But as close as I can tell(and it is by no way scientific)Chinese have higher cheek bones and more webbing of the eye making their eyes look more almond shaped. While Japanese have rounder faces and eyes. But.....I guess only if you grew up there could one really tell. But when you find the answer please let me know.

Answer 2

Japanese: longer nostril, steady eyes- such a lot have double lids, Japanese have a tendency to have there hair dyed extra. there Surnames finish with extra of a moto/kawa/mori/. Japanese are very small, petite. Korean: appear to have larger heads/faces. Small noses. I've spotted that Koreans have the ones black- framed glasses plenty. There surnames are whatever like Kim/park/choi/lee.Koreans are extra taller, higher. A lot of the men opt for that Justin bieber hair seem. Chinese: circular faces, I imply, a few have REALLY circular faces. I consider tht Chinese is a blend of Japanese and Korean many times....I do not know many Chinese to let you know what they seem like. But I'm def no longer pronouncing this is applicable to everybody (most likely).

Answer 3

If you meet someone, you are probably being introduced. If that is the case, the persons name is known to you.

GENERALLY SPEAKING!!!!

Japanese names, both first and last are more than one syllable. While Chinese names are typically single syllables. Be advised though, Viet Namese, Thai and others also use single syllable names on a regular basis.

As far as any physical attribute, I'm sorry, I simply don't know of any. Most of the Japanese people I KNOW tend to be slimmer than the Chinese I KNOW but that is a very limited sampling of people and not deserving of any true credence.

It ain't much but I hope it help some. And good luck, I hope someone can give you sound technique.

Answer 4

Don't sterotype, please. My wife, who is Japanese, has a medium build and freckles. I've known Chinese with fairly dark skin and wide eyes.

Fact is, as mutli-racial relations become more and more common, the differences between the "races" of man begin to fade and eventually, disappear.

And why is it so important? What kind of person would be so shallow as to rank their friends according to cultural origin? Does it really matter whether someone is Swedish, British, Korean, Japanese, Chinese, Arabic, Swahili, or American?

If it is a matter of knowing how to greet them, just let them initiate the greeting and you follow suit. And anyway, most Asians are well aware that Westerners have trouble with cultural nuances and take little offense.

Embarrasing is upchucking in the Prime Minister's hat. Offering a handshake to a visiting Japanese dignitary will probably nary raise an eyebrow. Most officials are taught that when in America, you do as the Americans do, anyway.

If it is truly important to know, just ask them in a polite manner. When confronted by someone who is clearly European, but who speaks with an accent I can't place, I usually just say, "Forgive me, please, but I can't seem to place your accent. Would you mind if I asked about your heritage?"

Most people will be delighted by your interest and will probably happily share that information with you.

Answer 5

I work for Japanese people, and I also know Chinese people. I used to work in customer service at an international airport, and I'm sure they're totally different. Maybethe only resemblance between them is the shape of their eyes even thought it's different.
Japanese are formal, punctual, organized, slow, well dresed, they pronounce the "R".
Chinese are quite the contrary. But most of them are hardworkers, and they're always smiling.
Japanese in general are very dependable and serious mind whereas Chinese are more careless.
I'm sorry that's my personal experience...

Answer 6

Hey, I'm Japanese. Actually I can tell the difference between two looking at their clothes, atmosphere. hair style. well the hair style is a good one, Japanese woman tends to dye hair. on the other hand Chinese woman keeps it black. To be honest, I can't explain a clear difference. Just I can feel.............

Answer 7

Having spent almost a year in Japan, I think the Chinese have a more round, flatter face. Just my opinion.

Answer 8

Most Asian females are short. Most of them get to the age of about 35, and overnight turn into this really ugly lady.

Japanese are the lightest of the Asians, their faces are kinda rounder (at least that's all the Japanese I've met in my life).

Hopefully this is helpful.

Answer 9

That's what I say about white people.
lol
Is there really a difference between germans and uk citizens?
I say the same about black people too
How do you tell the difference between someone from south africa and egypt?

Answer 10

Just please don't ask them "Are you Chinese or Japanese?" There are many Asian countries besides those two, and they might not have even been born in Asia or consider themselves Asian.