Kien Minagawa(皆川淇園) is a scholar of Chinese on Edo age of Japan. His work Wenxuejuyiao is a book about early Japanese learning Chinese literature. He created the “Kaibutsugaku”(開物學) that combines YiJing(《易經》) and phonology, trying to interpret Chinese words from a new perspective. This research analyzes Kien Minagawa(皆川淇園) towards Chinese words by Wenxuejuyao(《問學舉要》), and taking examples from his other works Shizijie(《實字解》), Xuzijie(《虛字解》) and Zhuzixiangjie(《助字詳解》), to clarify Kien Minagawa(皆川淇園)’s view of Chinese words and for descendants to make reference in the future.

• 謝念驊(臺灣師範大學) | Nienhua HSIEH