"Okubo Tadanori's Journal"

...It is also a valuable resource in the field of Japanese linguistics, as it frequently uses colloquial language of the time. It is thought to have been written in 1626 (Kan'ei 3), but copies were widely circulated from early on under other names such as "Mikawa-ki," "Okubo Tadanori's Record," and "Okubo Hikozaemon's Notes." The true story "Okubo Musashi Abumi," in which Isshin Tasuke appears, is completely unrelated in content to this book, but the image of Hikozaemon seen there is derived from the character of Hikozaemon depicted in this book. ...

*Some of the terminology used in "Okubo Tadanori's Journal" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…また当時の口語が頻繁に使用されている点で，国語学上でも貴重な資料である。成立は1626年(寛永3)と考えられるが，《三河記》《大久保忠教自記》《大久保彦左衛門筆記》などの別称で早くから写本が広く流布した。一心太助の登場する実録《大久保武蔵鐙（むさしあぶみ）》は，内容的には本書とはまったく無関係であるが，そこに見られる彦左衛門像は，本書に示された彦左衛門の性格から由来したものである。…

※「《大久保忠教自記》」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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