@article{ART003382458},
author={Lee, Ja-Ho},
title={A Study of Kanji Words Containing ‘者’ in the “Eiwajii”},
journal={The Japanese Language Association of Korea},
issn={1229-7275},
year={2026},
number={89},
pages={105-122}
TY - JOUR
AU - Lee, Ja-Ho
TI - A Study of Kanji Words Containing ‘者’ in the “Eiwajii”
JO - The Japanese Language Association of Korea
PY - 2026
VL - null
IS - 89
PB - The Japanese Language Association Of Korea
SP - 105
EP - 122
SN - 1229-7275
AB - Building on Lee Ja-ho (2026), who identified the characteristics of the word forms of niji kanji + sha (二字漢字+者) and estimated their patterns, this study extends the analysis to all cases of kanji notation + sha (漢字表記+者), including niji kanji + sha, and describes their characteristics from the perspective of word type. The results are as follows.
First, ichiji kanji + sha (一字漢字 + 者) showed a roughly even distribution between word-form structures and phrase-form structures in terms of word formation. This is because many forms such as ‘吹者’ cannot be regarded as independent words; in many such cases, 者 functioned as a native Japanese element combined with テ or with a synonymous expression.
Second, niji kanji + sha (二字漢字 + 者) showed approximately three times as many word-form structures as phrase-form structures. This is because many niji-kanji forms combined with 者 had already been established as lexical items.
Third, among all cases of kanji notation + sha (漢字表記+者), the reading シャ was used more frequently for 者, followed by ‘ニン’. This tendency is related to the growing dominance of 者 as a coined element denoting a person, replacing 人 during the late Edo and early Meiji periods.Fourth, sanji kanji + sha (三字漢字+者) and yoji kanji + sha (四字漢字+者) tend to consist of difficult lexical items, often involving technical terms such as -學 and -病. However, because the number of such examples is limited, detailed analysis and evaluation remain difficult.
This study is significant in that it infers the word-form status of kanji notation + sha (漢字表記＋者), the only category in Eiwajii that does not follow the furigana notation method, and clarifies the linguistic characteristics of 漢字表記 and 者 through word-type analysis.
Based on these findings, the relationship between kanji notation and furigana in “Eiwaji” can be expected to be revealed more concretely and clearly.
KW - Word type;Chinese;Furigana;Dictionary;Word form
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Lee, Ja-Ho. (2026). A Study of Kanji Words Containing ‘者’ in the “Eiwajii”. The Japanese Language Association of Korea, 89, 105-122.
Lee, Ja-Ho. 2026, "A Study of Kanji Words Containing ‘者’ in the “Eiwajii”", The Japanese Language Association of Korea, no.89, pp.105-122.
Lee, Ja-Ho "A Study of Kanji Words Containing ‘者’ in the “Eiwajii”" The Japanese Language Association of Korea 89 pp.105-122 (2026) : 105.
Lee, Ja-Ho. A Study of Kanji Words Containing ‘者’ in the “Eiwajii”. 2026; 89 : 105-122.
Lee, Ja-Ho. "A Study of Kanji Words Containing ‘者’ in the “Eiwajii”" The Japanese Language Association of Korea no.89(2026) : 105-122.
Lee, Ja-Ho. A Study of Kanji Words Containing ‘者’ in the “Eiwajii”. The Japanese Language Association of Korea, 89, 105-122.
Lee, Ja-Ho. A Study of Kanji Words Containing ‘者’ in the “Eiwajii”. The Japanese Language Association of Korea. 2026; 89 105-122.
Lee, Ja-Ho. A Study of Kanji Words Containing ‘者’ in the “Eiwajii”. 2026; 89 : 105-122.
Lee, Ja-Ho. "A Study of Kanji Words Containing ‘者’ in the “Eiwajii”" The Japanese Language Association of Korea no.89(2026) : 105-122.
