A Comparative Analysis of Chinese and Japanese Homomorphic Words

In the process of language exchange between China and Japan, Chinese and Japanese homomorphic words, as a special textual phenomenon, have attracted extensive attention from linguists. Chinese and Japanese homomorphic words can be divided into homophonic synonyms, homophonic near-synonyms, and homophonic polysemous words. Correctly classifying Chinese and Japanese homomorphic words and clarifying the meaning and usage of homonyms can help deepen Chinese and Japanese language learners’ understanding of homographs, improve the accuracy of translation, and promote cross-cultural communication and language proficiency.

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