Are chinese kanji different from the japanese ones? Yes, I know kanji are chinese signs , but last year I bought a kanji dictionary to learn japanese. Now I switched and I want to learn chinese. Do I have to buy another book or I can use that one? I am a little confused because I know kanji have both chinese and japanese pronunciation/ways to read ... I'm sorry if this sounds like a stupid question but I really am confused . Meh ~~