In what language did Kūkai write his poetry?
Old Japanese and Chinese
Sanskrit and Old Japanese
Korean and Old Japanese
Chinese and Korean
Answer
Kūkai, a renowned Japanese monk, poet, and calligrapher of the Heian period, primarily composed his poetry in two languages: Old Japanese and Chinese. Old Japanese, also known as Man'yōgana, was the literary language used during the Nara period, characterized by its use of Chinese characters to represent Japanese sounds.
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