Ishizuka Tatsumaro

Ishizuka Tatsumaro ( Japanese 石 塚 龍 麿 ; born 1764 in Hosoda (細 田村), Fuchi County (敷 知 郡), Tōtōmi Province ; died July 20, 1823 ) was a Japanese historian of the late Edo period and a representative of the Japanese national doctrine " Kokugaku “(国学).

life and work

Ishizuka Tatsumaro studied under the well-known historian Motoori Norinaga . He then carried out fundamental studies of the literature of the Nara period , in particular the Kojiki and Nihonshoki , the oldest historical works to have appeared in Japan. He came to the conclusion that there were two different categories of characters within the Man'yōgana , a written form that was derived from Chinese characters. He was an early representative of the "Jōdai Tokushu Kanazukai" (上代 仮 名 遣 い).

Ishizuka's work includes the "Kanazukai okuno yamamichi" (仮 字 遣 奥 山路), a three-volume study that he probably completed before 1798. The copy created by the linguist Hashimoto Shinkichi (橋本 進 吉; 1882–1945) was then revised by Takebe Ayumi (竹 部 歩 美). Another work is the "Kogen silkakukō" (古 言 清濁 考) from 1801.

Remarks

1. ↑ Today the district of Hamamatsu in Shizuoka Prefecture .

literature

• S. Noma (Ed.): Ishizuka Tatsumaro . In: Japan. An Illustrated Encyclopedia. Kodansha, 1993, ISBN 4-06-205938-X , p. 633.

Web links

• Birthplace website

Japanese name: As is common in Japan, the family name comes before the first name in this article . So Ishizuka is the family name, Tatsumaro the first name.