十九世纪末二十世纪初,东亚国际格局发生了巨变。日本在明治维新后迅速崛起成为世界列强之一,不仅取代中国成为东亚第一强国,而且于1910年悍然吞并了朝鲜。在朝日关系发生如此逆变的历史过程中,朝鲜儒生是如何看待和认识日本的呢?其日本观又对这一时期朝日关系的发展产生了怎样的影响?本文试对1868—1910年间朝鲜儒生的日本观作一探讨和剖析。 From the late nineteenth century to the early twentieth century, the international pattern of East Asia changed dramatically. Japan rapidly emerged as one of the world powers after the Meiji Restoration. It not only replaced China as the first power in East Asia, but also flagrantly annexed North Korea in 1910. How did the DPRK Confucian scholars view and understand Japan in the history of the so-called “reverse” relations between North Korea and Japan? What impact has Japan’s outlook on the development of North-South relations during this period? The Japanese concept of a discussion and analysis.