A Study of Japanese Dictionaries in late Qing Dynasty -among Chinese Learners-

No matter in what ages, the dictionaly is an indispensable tool for learning a foreign language, especially for the self-learners. In late Qing Dynasty, there was a stirring of interest in studying Japanese among Chinese intellectuals, when a wide variety of Japanese textbooks were published. Composing dictionaries requires far more profound understanding of the language and the culture，therefore，the publication of dictionaries was much later than textbooks. Compared to those of Western languages，Japanesedictionaries were of a smaller number and lower quality. There were only 14 Japanesedictionaries published by 1912. This thesis will provide a brief introduction and explanation to the 14 dictionaries，to demonstrate a glimpse of how Chinese people studied Japanese at the time．文部科学省グローバルCOEプログラム 関西大学文化交渉学教育研究拠点研究ノー