They all seem super complicated to the point that it’d be difficult to learn.

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    Yeah, but like, Korean as a language wasn’t developed, only the syllabaries, and they are still inspired by hanzi, the same way hiragana or katanaka for Japanese.

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      Of course, the verbal parts of languages aren’t designed (aside from conlangs), but the writing system is by far the most difficult part of learning Japanese (at least as someone who can’t use any existing logographic writing system), and AFAICT it’s similar with hanzi (albeit possibly to a lesser extent). The writing system is a huge part of any language