『和英語林集成』의 漢字接尾辭

Abstract

In this study, I analyzed the type, the frequency of use, and the characteristics of the Kanji suffixes used in the three-character Kanji notation words in the typical Japanese-English dictionary 『和英語林集成』(Hepburn, 平凡) in modern Japan. In 『和英語林集成』, 225 kinds of Kanji suffixes are used for three-character Kanji notations. In the 225 kanji suffixes, those that represent people, such as “-家 ”, “-人”, and “-者”, show a high frequency of use. Also, new academics from the West (“-學”, “-論”) and things to express cultural objects (“-機”, “-省”, “-黨”) stand out. It is also worth noting those which are less frequently used but can be used in modern technical terms such as “-鏡” and “-膜”. This research is a starting point for research to clarify the characteristics of Chinese character suffix replacement from 1800s to 1900s by conducting a wide range of research including the replacement phenomenon of Chinese character suffixes combined with the same two-character Kanji. In the future, I would like to study the characteristics of kanji suffixes in modern Japanese using English-Japanese and Japanese-English bilingual dictionaries, as well as uncovering the mutual effects of exchanges between China and Korea since the late modern period.