The Birth of Nippon Kansi in Kanji Culture Circles:A Case Study of “Mei Tuku”and“Ten Sin”in Kaifūsō

Yuiji Amamura, trans. by Kai Amamura

Abstract: From the perspective of “Kanji culture circle”, this paper examines how the“Kaifūsō”can accommodate the essence of Japanese culture by the Chinese classical literature：“the consciousness of Kanji culture”.

Keywords: Kaifūsō; Nippon kanshi; Accept and Change; Image

About the Author: Yuiji Amamura（1956-）, Ph. D., Dean/Profes sor at College of International Communication, Fukuoka International University. Research interests and specialties: History of East Asian Sinology. Magnum opuses: Japanese Kanji transcript glyph collection of Tang Dynasty, Yangming Learning and East Asian Culture, etc. E-mail: amamura1213@gmail.com.

About the Translator: Kai Amamura（1984-）, Doctor of literature, Postdoctoral researcher at（Key Research Institute in University Authorized by the Ministry of Education of China）Center for the Study and Application of Chinese Characters at East China Normal University. Research interests and specialties: Japanese and Chinese comparative culture, Nippon kanzi, East Asian Sinology. Magnum opuses: Japanese Kanji transcript glyph collection of Tang Dynasty, Yangming Learning and East Asian Culture, etc. E-mail: am_dct_pooh_28@msn.com.