A Basic Study of the Books about Common Chinese Characters in Modern Japan.

• Project/Area Number: 25770173
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: Japanese linguistics
• Research Institution: Tokoha University
• Principal Investigator: OKAGAKI Hirotaka 常葉大学, 教育学部, 講師 (30568340)
• Project Period (FY): 2013-04-01 – 2015-03-31
• Project Status: Completed (Fiscal Year 2014)
• Budget Amount: ¥3,900,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥900,000); Fiscal Year 2014: ¥1,950,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥450,000); Fiscal Year 2013: ¥1,950,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥450,000)
• Keywords: 文字 / 表記 / 漢字 / 国字問題 / 漢字集合 / 基本漢字 / お雇い外国人 / 日本語学習 / B.H.Chamberlain

Outline of Final Research Achievements

In this study, comparing the books about Chinese Characters published in Japan or foreign countries and Chamberlain (1899) A Practical Introduction to the Study of Japanese Writing, that affected the common Chinese Character set later, next two point was proved.
1. There are two big stream about 2000-3000 common Chinese Characters set. One is based on the traditional interpretation of the Japanese, the other is created by Westerners, who was studying the Japanese. As a result, while affecting each other, both of them merged together, and become current sets.
2. From the using evidence that remains in Chamberlain (1899) now existing, we can learn about various methods of of how the owner used this book, and understand practical value of this book.

Research Products

• [Journal Article] 近代日本における基本漢字集合の系譜―『文字のしるべ』・Chinese Characters・「三千字字引」を中心に― (2015)
  • Author(s): 岡墻裕剛
  • Journal Title: 漢字文化研究 Volume: 第5号 Pages: 57-84
  • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Acknowledgement Compliant
• [Journal Article] 作為日語教材的《文字のしるべ》的性質和价値 (2013)
  • Author(s): 岡墻裕剛
  • Journal Title: 石塚晴通編・唐ウェイ訳『敦煌学・日本語学(続編)』 Volume: 2 Pages: 384-390
• [Presentation] 『文字のしるべ』とChinese Charactersの関係から見る漢字集合の系譜 (2014)
  • Author(s): 岡墻裕剛
  • Organizer: 日本語学会2015年度秋季大会
  • Place of Presentation: 北海道大学
  • Year and Date: 2014-10-19
• [Book] 情報科学と言語科学(仮) (2015)
  • Author(s): 小野芳彦，池田証寿，加藤重広，佐藤知己，李連珠，清水誠，髙橋英光，望月恒子，藤田健，高田智和，岡墻裕剛，中野友理，サディグル・エルドス他
  • Publisher: 北海道大学出版会
• [Book] Japanese Sociohistorical Linguistics (2015)
  • Author(s): Matthew ZISK, Mark IRWIN, ASAHI Yoshiyuki, OGAWA Shunsuke, ISHIZUKA Harumichi, INUI Yoshihiko, NARUMI Shin’ichi, SAWAMURA Miyuki, KUROKI Kunihiko, NAKANISHI Tarō, KOBAYASHI Takashi, OKAGAKI Hirotaka, Frank DAULTON, UTSUMI Yumiko, MORI Yūta, YAMAGUCHI Toshiko, YAMAMOTO Shingō, OKI Kazuo
  • Publisher: Mouton de Gruyter, Berlin.