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Our findings can be summarized as follows. First, the concept of Hanbono is seen differently compared to previous studies, developed mainly for the purposes of amusement, and it has since grown into various forms. Second, an analysis of its prevalence in newspaper articles since the 1990s revealed that the term Hanbono’ first appeared in media reports around 2016. Third, an analysis of individuals associated with Hanbono in news articles showed that articles addressing Hanbono have appeared since 2016 , featuring a range of individuals such as actors, comedians, and YouTubers. Fourth, a pattern analysis of Hanbono use indicates that it initially appeared as simple Korean-Japanese hybrid expressions but gradually expanded into more complex and varied forms. Fifth, an analysis of sentence structures revealed specific types of fusion expressions, including those incorporating Japanese endings such as ‘~desu,’ ‘~desu ne,’ and ‘~desu ka’; those fused with ‘~kudasai’; those combined with ‘~dayo’ and ‘~dayone’; those with ‘~shinaide’ and ‘~naide’; and those incorporating ‘~suru.’

In Gennahon-Wamyosyo, some orthographic conventions of Chinese place names are different from those in Manyosyu. Factors such as errors in writing, shortened forms, general usage, and words corruption itself in place names could be some of the reasons for word irregularities. This study surveys irregularities in the orthographic representation of place names in Wamyosyo, which was published in 1617. Typically, the reasons for word corruptions include errors in copies, changing words, reorganized place names, using two letters, and similar.

This study investigated certain aspects of the Japanese language by analyzing Senryu composed by high school students (a form of short, humorous, often satirical Japanese poetry) to examine trends in vocabulary usage and the imagery associated with those words as reflected in the works. The analysis revealed the following. In terms of frequently used vocabulary, there was prominent usage of: (1) words related to people, (2) words related to communication including IT, (3) words concerning COVID-19, (4) words about seasons and nature, (5) words reflecting emotions, (6) words about time and periods, and (7) words pertaining to school and daily life. Regarding the imagery associated with these words, distinct tendencies were observed. For example, while “kimi” (you) focused on the relationship between “watashi” (I) and “kimi” (you), “watashi” was portrayed as a being influenced by various others and social environments. Similarly, “sumaho” (smartphones) appeared as essential items yet were consistently associated with negative images, and “kotoba” (words) were depicted either as difficult tools for conveying one’s true feelings or as sources of emotional harm. These findings illustrate diverse and characteristic representations in the senryu poems.