汉日语言中“青”的颜色义对比分析

A Comparative Analysis of the Color Meanings of “Qing” in Chinese and Japanese

摘要: 汉语和日语中的颜色词“青”表示的颜色范围较广，两语之间较难对应。本文着重对汉日语言中“青”的颜色义进行对比分析，认为两种语言的“青”都可以表示蓝色与绿色，但在现代汉语中“青”单用时偏向于表示绿色，而日语中的「青」单用时更青睐于表蓝色，且由于文化环境等的差异，“青”在汉日语言中也会产生截然不同的颜色义。而颜色义差异的产生，社会因素也是不可忽视的一大要素。

Abstract: The color term “Qing” in Chinese and in Japanese covers a wide range of colors and is difficult to correspond between the two languages. This essay focuses on a comparative analysis of the color meanings of “Qing” in Chinese and in Japanese and holds that both can represent blue and green. However, in modern Chinese, “Qing” tends to indicate green when used alone, while in Japanese, it is more likely to represent blue. Moreover, due to differences in cultural environments, “Qing” may have completely different color meanings in the two languages. The generation of color meaning differences cannot ignore social factors.