漢字 ‘通字’의 意味考察 - ‘ㄴ, ㄹ’ 字 부분을 中心으로-

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This paper aims at searching for what Chinese characters written as ‘Tongja(通字)’ in Standard Korean Great Dictionary there are, and then examining the meaning circulated between two different kinds of Chinese characters, since these Chinese characters must have the common meaning within themselves to be replaced one with the other. Through the common meaning of them, it is revealed that there are problems related to the use of ‘Tongja(通字)’, by examining the words listed in Korean Dictionary. To solve this problem, common meaning and individual meaning of 42 pairs of Chinese characters among 535 pairs of entry words written as ‘Tongja(通字)’ in Standard Korean Great Dictionary were clarified, and also what meaning is contained within ‘Tongja(通字)’ in old literature is explored. As a result, this study has reached the following conclusions. First, one Chinese character doesn't correspond to one ‘Tongja(通字)’ but to several ‘Tongja(通字)s’. Second, depending on the literature, the same Chinese letter is considered as a counterpart(同字), a Bonja(本字), or a Tongja(通字). Because of these diverse forms, there is a case of mistaking either a Bonja(本字) or a counterpart(同字) for a Tongja(通字). Third, although a Tongja(通字) corresponds to Chinese characters, Chinese character which doesn't share any common meaning with the Tongja(通字) is employed as a Tongja(通字). Fourth, a pair of letters which have only common meaning but not particular meaning between two Chinese characters indicate a relationship of implication.

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