Wu's polite character was visibly molded by his Japanese imperial education. What's odd is that the focus of his life's work--the study of Fukienese--first budded in Japan.
拘謹多禮的性格，一看即知為日本「皇民化」教育所造就；令人意外的是，吳守禮一生的事業重心﹘﹘閩南語研究，竟也萌芽於日本。