Nakano Giken

• Born: 1666
• Died: 1720

Nakano Giken was a Chinese language interpreter from Nagasaki who taught spoken Chinese in the household of Makino Narisada, lord of Sekiyado han. He is credited with being among those who taught Chinese to Ogyû Sorai, and through Makino's connections with Yanagisawa Yoshiyasu, Nakano too participated in Yoshiyasu and Sorai's Chinese-language salon.

References

• Rebeckah Clements, "Speaking in Tongues? Daimyo, Zen Monks, and Spoken Chinese in Japan, 1661–1711," The Journal of Asian Studies Vol. 76, No. 3 (August) 2017: 608-609.