日本官、民使用“支那”一词的特点及原因分析

A historical analysis of the Japanese uses of China

日本人使用"支那"一词称谓中国,民间与政府之间存在着差异。无论是在古代还是近代,日本民间使用"支那"一词称谓中国,很大程度上是一种文化现象,是日本人"崇尚、学习强者,蔑视、欺负弱者"文化特征的体现。民国时期,日本政府使用"支那"一词称谓中国,则是一种政治行为,有着更直接的政治目的,且表现出多变的态度和立场,是其实用主义侵华政策的体现。

It is claimed that uses of China differ in the Japanese government and people, and in ancient times and contemporary days. China used by the Japanese reveals the derogative sense of snobbery of looking high at the superior and down upon the inferior. This is particularly true in the days of the Republic of China, which is immediately a political explication of Japanese intention of invasion.