Abstract
Greetings are one of the keys to strike a conversation. The relationship between the speakers could be measured through the greetings used. Therefore understanding greeting usage is necessary for maintaining an interpersonal relationship. Nevertheless, there seems to be a difference between greetings thought within Japanese textbooks and greetings in daily usage. Thus, this study will discuss the usage of ‘otsukare’ in Japan, especially amongst Japanese university students. The textbook "Minna no Nihongo" will be used to comprehend how aisatsu is taught to Japanese language learners. In this research, Japanese university students will answer a questioner regarding the usage of ‘otsukare’. A questionnaire was designed based on sociolinguistics concepts to discover how Japanese university students use ‘otsukare’, such as when to whom, and in what manner. 40 university students of native Japanese participated and as the result, four points were discovered regarding the usage of ‘otsukare’ First, ‘otsukare’ is used to greet seniors, juniors, and friends. Second, native Japanese speakers prefer to use ‘otsukare’ on departing. Third, nevertheless, some people also use ‘otsukare’ to greet people as an opening greeting. Native Japanese speakers consider the usage of ‘otsukare’ in the morning as opening greetings is not against the rule of greetings. Finally, the gap between Japanese teaching abroad is that ‘otsukare’ is not proper to be used as an opening greeting.
Highlights
Dalam kehidupan sehari-hari bahasa ‘otsukare’, karena berbeda dengan apa yang telah digunakan sebagai alat komunikasi utama oleh dipelajari
The relationship between the speakers could be measured through the greetings used
Understanding greeting usage is necessary for maintaining an interpersonal relationship
Summary
Sejarah Artikel: Diterima Agustus 2021 Disetujui September 2021 Dipublikasikan Oktober 2021. Penelitian ini bertujuan menjelaskan bagaimana salam (aisatsu) ‘otsukare’ digunakan di Jepang oleh mahasiswa Jepang, karena penulis mencermati adanya penggunaan salam ‘otsukare’ yang berbeda, bila dibandingkan dengan penggunaan yang diajarkan kepada pemelajar asing Bahasa Jepang melalui buku ajar. Hal ini penting diteliti karena hubungan interpersonal penutur dengan mitra tutur dapat terukur melalui ucapan salam yang digunakan. Selanjutnya melalui jawaban kuesioner dari 40 responden mahasiswa Jepang, diketahui bagaimana mereka menggunakan aisatsu ‘otsukare’. Hasil penelitian menununjukkan bahwa penutur jati bahasa Jepang menggunakan salam ‘otsukare’ kepada kakak kelas, adik kelas, dan teman. Penutur jati bahasa Jepang menyatakan bahwa penggunaan ‘otsukare’ di pagi hari dan ketika pertama keluar dari rumah, merupakan hal yang wajar. Salam ‘otsukare’ dapat digunakan pada pagi hari atau sebagai ucapan salam pembuka, namun tidak diajarkan melalui buku ajar Bahasa Jepang di luar Jepang
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