A Contrastive Study Between Japanese And Chinese : On“Free Translation”

When we think about the methods of translating Japanese into Chinese, there is a direct method of translation at one end, and “free translation” at the other end. By “free translation” I mean that there is no exact correspondence between the words and sentences in two languages, yet there still is correspondence in the meaning. This articles study type of “free translation”. It includes 1. “free translation” of indirect expression （J＝Japanese） （＝“free translation” to direct expression （C＝Chinese）. ） （＝1-① “free translation” of idiomatic expression （J） of parts of body 1.-② “free translation” of abstract expression （J） 1-③ “free translation” of indirect expression （J） concerning action） 2. “free translation” to rhetorical question （C） （＝2-① “free translation”to rhetorical question （C） using “什么”“怎么”“谁”“何必”etc 2-② other rhetorical question （C） and Japanese expression．） 3. “free translation” from “reverse