Author: Miraximova, Malika Inomjon qizi

Annotation: This study examines the characteristics of zoonyms describing a person in a good or bad sense, from appearance to inner world, in Japanese and Uzbek folk proverbs. After identifying the components of zoonyms in proverbs of the two languages, positive and negative meanings were identified depending on the meaning they relate to. If there is an analogue of a Japanese proverb in the Uzbek language, it is quoted, if not, the direct meaning is written. Uzbek folk proverbs were extracted in the same way. The cited proverbs were reviewed and analyzed. It was studied how this or that zoonym evokes associations in proverbs, which are folk works of the two countries. Through the prism of language and culture, the principles of expression of proverbs were studied comparing people with animals. Thus, an understanding of the mentality of the two peoples, and the entire culture as a whole, was formed.

Keywords: Japanese language, proverb, zoonym, good, evil.

Pages in journal: 23 - 28