『萬葉集』의 ‘奴努怒’ 표기 연구(Ⅱ)

Abstract

This paper aims at verifying the validity of my reconstruction [ʊ] in Mo rhyme with making use of poems in Nihongi (Chronicles of Japan from the Earliest Times to A.D. 697), after examining the usages and expressions, and the Japanese readings of Chinese characters 奴･努･怒 in Manyoushuu, and criticizing the reconstructions of previous scholars. The main conclusions are as follows: (1)努 in Yamanoueno Okura's poem No. 794 may be Japanese Nu by three reasons. First, there is no Japanese No sound borrowing in his poems, second, Japanese No was only written by the Japanese readings of Chinese characters and third, the other poets than him did not use 藤･農 which were written for the doublets. ; (2)努(6 times) and 怒(2 times) in Azuma Uta and Sakimori Uta used for 'perfect tense and negative' auxiliaries are Japanese No. ; (3)I have reconstructed as [ʊ] the sound value of Mo rhyme in Ancient Chinese, and as [o] in Late Middle Chinese. ; (4)The third result is based on the Chinese characters for Japanese No, Do, Nu in the poems of Nihongi. 奴･努･怒 along with 烏･汙･苦･素 etc. used for the vowels /o/ and /u/ support the Mo rhyme [ʊ] in Ancient Chinese which provide the bases for exploring the relation between the sound value of Ancient Chinese and those of Late Middle Chinese, and the problem of Nu and No in Yamanoueno Okura's poems. The importance of these three Chinese characters is in implying the accurate sound and sound changes in Chinese.