近代日本“封建”概念的形成及中国历史分期的提出

On the Formation of the Concept of "Feudalism" in Modern Japan and the Classification of Chinese History Periods

作为汉字文化圈一员的日本,古来即接受中国古典词“封建”,近代又借用此汉字词翻译feudalism,“封建”演为普世性的历史时代专名,其内涵兼容“封建”的本义(封土建国)和西义(封土封臣)。近代日本以此概念为纽结,对日本封建社会作时段划分,进而对中国史作分期。

Being a member of the Chinese character users, Japan, has being accepted the Chinese classical word ＂封建（feudalism）＂ from the ancient time. And in modern time the word was used to translate the English word feudalism. Since then, ＂封建（feudalism）＂has been a general historical term, which contains both the meaning of ＂awarding lands and setting up a country＂ and ＂awarding lands and conferring ranks＂. In modern Japan, the word and its concept was used to divid the periods of Japanese feudalism society and then the Chinese history.