日本の近世・近代における中国語の｢喫驚・吃驚｣の受容と展開

Abstract

This paper examines the acceptance and its usage of “喫(吃)驚” in the early modern times. “喫(吃)驚” was used as the meaning of “Odoroki/Bikkuri”. It was first used in Japanese texts after it was used in the Japanese translation of Chinese literature in the form of “一驚ヲ喫ス・一驚ヲ吃ス”. In addition, it has become the mainstream of Japanese-style white story novels and Chinese literary works. “喫(吃)驚” was used by many writers in modern literature. In particular, it was found that the form of phonetic reading, or Chinese, was quite widespread. This is also praised because it was registered in the Chinese dictionary of the Meiji period. As such the paper considers one of the Chinese slang words, “喫(吃)驚” used through the modern times. The praise of Chinese slang in Japanese literary works suggest that the influence of Chinese studies was immense. It must be remembered that some Kanji characters that look like Ateji are derived from Chinese slangs.