日本人名用汉字数量变迁

Changes in the Chinese Character Used for Japanese Name

日本的常用汉字数量在二战之后受到限制,1951规定人名用字除常用汉字外,还可以使用92字。常用汉字数量比较稳定,而人名用字却经过数次调整。1981年前为稳定期,之后为多变期。而多变期又由微调逐步到大规模调整。2004年,《人名用汉字别表》更名为《汉字表》,扩大为983字。现代技术对汉字使用影响很大,人名用汉字又有浓厚的汉字文化特征,日本国家汉字使用政策变得更为宽容。人名用字数量和字体都需要慎重对待,读音也需要进一步规范。

After the Second World War, there was great restriction on the amount of characters used for while. Japanese names are prescribed in a concrete way. The number of common Chinese characters was kept constant; characters for Japanese names had gone through several adjustments gradually from small to big scales from 1981 onwards. This essay recognizes the great influence of modern technology on the lenient policy of the usage of Chinese characters in Japan. The strong cultural characteristics of the usage of Chinese characters in Japanese names Promotes not only a serious consideration of the number and the print of the Chinese characters, but also pronunciation. It is suggested that common Chinese characters and Chinese characters in Japanese names will undergo changes in the future.