Abstract
The word "mentsu exists in both Chinese language and Japanese language. So far, there are lots of studies on the word, most of which are based on the cultural perspective and get to the conclusion that the word "mentsu" has cultural difference in the two language. But there is still room for discussion. The meaning and usage of word "mentsu" in the Japanese language may be not as the same as that in Chinese language. Nevertheless, "mentsu" was not strictly defined in any of previous studies, therefore some researchers may tend to use it to express themselves from their native language system and get to the conclusion that the cultural difference probably causes a difference in the literal meaning. Hereby this thesis aims to contrast the word "mentsu" in two aspects according to surveys semantic fields and practical application.
