Translation in Meiji Period of Japan and its Acceptance of Korea with a Focus on the Term Hygiene

Abstract

Based on the theory of contact linguistics, this paper aims to examine the original meaning of ‘Weisheng’ and the process of translating ‘hygiene’ from western language into Japanese, and also how the Japanese words were translated into Korean. The Chinese character ‘Weisheng’ appeared in Chinese classic literature in the 1600s, and at that time, it meant ‘to save or protect one