黄禍論

English translation: Yellow Peril  

03:07 Sep 21, 2004
Japanese to English translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - History
Japanese term or phrase: 黄禍論
Thanks in advance.
Yoshio Omata (X)
Japan
Local time: 05:30
English translation:Yellow Peril  
Explanation:
Yellow Peril (theory)

黄禍論(こうかろん、おうかろん)

Yellow Peril

19世紀末から主に20世紀前半にかけて、アングロ・アメリカ、オーストラレイジア、南アフリカ、ヨーロッパ、南アメリカなどに生じたアジア人(黄色人種)脅威論を一般に黄禍論と呼ぶ


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Note added at 31 mins (2004-09-21 03:39:04 GMT)
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Here are other possible translations.

Yellow Danger, Yellow Terror, Gelbe Gefahr, Peril Jaune

http://www.google.co.jp/search?q=cache:fCIhYmyEwNgJ:www.ne.s...‾n140160/report/history/history_test.doc+%E9%BB%84%E7%A6%8D%E8%AB%96%E3%80%80yellow+peril&hl=ja

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Note added at 33 mins (2004-09-21 03:41:24 GMT)
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The Yellow Peril seems the most popular among those translations.
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ejprotran
Local time: 05:30
Grading comment
Thanks, indeed.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +3Yellow Peril  
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27 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +3
黄禍論
Yellow Peril  


Explanation:
Yellow Peril (theory)

黄禍論(こうかろん、おうかろん)

Yellow Peril

19世紀末から主に20世紀前半にかけて、アングロ・アメリカ、オーストラレイジア、南アフリカ、ヨーロッパ、南アメリカなどに生じたアジア人(黄色人種)脅威論を一般に黄禍論と呼ぶ


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Note added at 31 mins (2004-09-21 03:39:04 GMT)
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Here are other possible translations.

Yellow Danger, Yellow Terror, Gelbe Gefahr, Peril Jaune

http://www.google.co.jp/search?q=cache:fCIhYmyEwNgJ:www.ne.s...‾n140160/report/history/history_test.doc+%E9%BB%84%E7%A6%8D%E8%AB%96%E3%80%80yellow+peril&hl=ja

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Note added at 33 mins (2004-09-21 03:41:24 GMT)
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The Yellow Peril seems the most popular among those translations.


    Reference: http://www.ajf.australia.or.jp/aboutajf/publications/sirneil...
ejprotran
Local time: 05:30
Native speaker of: Native in JapaneseJapanese
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Thanks, indeed.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  humbird: That's how I understand. Good research!
45 mins

agree  Minoru Kuwahara: yes, i remember a history professor once uttered the word during an eastern history class. i mean, yellow peril vs 黄禍. -
1 hr

agree  Jenelle Davenport: In my readings, this was almost always translated as Yellow Peril.
4 hrs
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