조선과 일본 문헌에서의 통신사행원 명단 비교 고찰 - <통신사등록>과 <조선통신총록>을 중심으로 -

Abstract

In late Chosun dynasty, between 300～500 Korean correspondents went to Japan. By the way, based on a comparison study of Chosun literature and Japan literature, we can considerably discover that many correnspondents’ names were written differently in each literature, even if they are the same person. In this paper, Chosun’s literature (Tongshinsadeungrok) and Japan’s literature (Chosuntongshinchongrok) will be reviewed and studied bibliographically to find out why this phenomenon happened and how correspondents’ names were written differently. As a result, we have discovered some differences such as misspelling due to similar Chinese character, same pronunciation words, an omitted words, and a reversed words. On the other hand, person’s name was written in one’s literature where person’s job position or Nichname was written in other literature. There were much fewer errors found in Chosun’s literature (Tongshinsadeungrok) compared to Japan’s literature (Chosun- tongshinchongrok). The main reason why there are more errors in Japan’s literature is because it was not easy for Japan to collect accurate information of Chosun, and they often transcribe the manuscript which can lead to errors. Ultimately, the main purpose of this study is to correct the errors of one significant correspondent’s name which listed differently in two different literature.