Since "Setsumon-kaiji" (Chinese classic dictionary) defines 倭 to mean obedience, Kanera ICHIJO said 'because Wajin were obedient in nature' ("Nihonshoki sanso"), and many Confucianists followed the theory in later ages. |
また、『説文解字』に倭の語義が従順とあることから、一条兼良が「倭人の人心が従順だったからだ」と唱え(『日本書紀纂疏』)、後世の儒者はこれに従う者が多かった。 |