中日两国一衣带水,同属儒家文化圈。中国儒学自公元5世纪[1]传入日本,经过漫长的消化与吸收,在近世形成与中国儒学有很大差异的日本儒学。本文着重论证作为中华民族文化主体的儒家文化,其“忠孝观”对日本儒教文化形成与发展的巨大影响。 A strip of water in both China and Japan belong to the Confucian cultural circle. Confucianism in China came into Japan from the 5th century AD [1]. After a long period of digestion and absorption, Confucianism in Japan, which greatly differs from Chinese Confucianism, has been formed in the near future. This article focuses on demonstrating the Confucian culture as the mainstay of the Chinese nation’s culture and its “loyalty and filial piety” to the great influence of the formation and development of Japanese Confucianism.