在世界各大民族中,日本民族是一个不爱说话的民族,然而其不爱说话并非是因为没话可说,这是在特定的文化环境下养成的一种国民性格,有其深刻的文化渊源和涵义。如果不能正确理解日本式沉默,也就无法顺利地与日本人进行跨文化传播,因为这是日本民族一项非常具有代表性的非语言符号,甚至已上升到国民性的高度。因此了解日本式沉默将使我们更好地达成跨文化的传播。 Among all the major nationalities in the world, the Japanese nation is a non-talking ethnic group. However, it is not because there is no language to speak about. It is a national character developed under a specific cultural environment and has profound Cultural origin and meaning. Without a proper understanding of Japanese silence, we can not successfully carry out cross-cultural communication with Japanese people because this is a very representative non-verbal sign of the Japanese nation and has even risen to the level of nationality. Therefore, understanding Japanese silence will enable us to better achieve intercultural communication.