Why Did the Heian Women Write Using the New,purely Japanese

question 16

Multiple Choice

Why did the Heian women write using the new,purely Japanese system,hiragana?

• A)The court discouraged displays of education in Chinese by women.
• B)The court banned Chinese in universities and government affairs.
• C)Women used hiragana so their husbands could not read their diaries.
• D)Women felt more connection with the lower classes that used hiragana.

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