YUKI Yoshinobu Faculty of Literature Department of History and Culture Professor |
■ Title The Reason Why Giraffe is Called Qilin in Chinese and Kirin in Japanese |
■ Outline Now giraffe is called changjinglu("long-neck-dear") in Chinese and kirin in Japanese. Originally Kirin was a imaginary animal in ancient China. So, why is giraffe called Kirin in China in Ming dynasity and in Japan even now? This paper gives answer to this question and compare the differences between Chinese culture and Japanese one. YUKI Yoshinobu Single The Humanities (26),pp.69 2008/03 |
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