A STUDY ON THE HISTORICAL CHANGE OF THE MEANING OF THE WORD “DOBOKU”, CIVIL ENGINEERING, IN JAPAN AND CHINA

Abstract

There have been many studies about meaning of the word “DOBOKU” but the historical change on the meaning of the word has not yet been clarified enough. The author consulted not only “SHIKI”, “KANJO”, and Tetsuji Morohoshi's DAIKANNWAJITEN, but also diaies, essays, and history books in Japan in order to examine the meaning of “DOBOKU” in China and Japan. This paper clarified the change process of the meaning of the word.