대학 일본어 초급교재의 한자 사용에 대하여

Abstract

In this paper, the number of kanji used in three beginner Japanese textbooks at universities was investigated, and the standards and usage patterns were considered by contrasting them with Japanese Language Proficiency Test(JLPT) kanji and Japanese common kanji. The results are as follows. First, the difference in the number of kanji used in the three textbooks was not significant. In addition, kanji were used more in the second volume than in the first volume, increasing by an average of 116 characters, and overlapping kanji in the first and second volumes were about 133 characters. It can be seen that the use rate of duplicate kanji is not high. Second, the distribution of kanji by level of competency test shows all three types had the most 2nd grade kanji and the least number of 1st grade kanji. And grade 4 kanji were used the most in volume 1, and grade 2 kanji in volume 2. In addition, most of the 236 kanji commonly used in the three textbooks were kanji of the JLPT Level 3 and 4, and there were few kanji of the 1st and 2nd grades. Third, kanji in common use and educational kanji had high share of 95% on average. Overall, the most reflected elementary school 2nd grade kanji, and the high use ratio of 2nd and 3rd grade kanji showed the same pattern in all 3 types. However, even though it is an elementary textbook, middle school kanji are used at similar rate to kanji in the 1st grade of elementary school, and relatively few kanji in the 5th and 6th grades are considered to be areas that need to be adjusted.