The Yamato has always been seen as a learning ethnic group. It has been greedly asorbing the civilization from other nations by learning their culture, character, tradition, art, architecture and even religion. A great deal of Japanese culture and religion had been adapted from the older civilization, China. To them, China used to be their great teacher. In the past thousands of years, the Japanese were so eagerly to see and to learn from this teacher, ingnoring the long, dangerous journey and the deep Japanese Sea. However, since the latest century, the teacher has been invaded by his student, surpassed his student. And now, to be frank, the teacher is not competent enough to be in this position any longer. In many aspects, such as science and economy, the teacher has fallen behind his student. Maybe it"s time for the teacher to examine himself profoundly. Americans believe no one stands still; if you are not moving ahead, you are falling behind. The teacher must has already been familiar with this credo. Maybe it"s time for the teacher to learn something from the Student.

　　Let"s see how does the Japanese behavior in some aspects.The Japanese view boon a burden. They do like to easily accept others" help, even is from a close relatives. This might seems quite weird to us. In our opinion, lending a hand to a friend, a relative or a stranger is a gracious act. We should be happy with it. Because when we are short of money, someone would lend us some to make the ends meet; when we are having a birthday or a ceremony, someone would come with fabulous presents; when we fall over and got injured on the leg, someone would come and support us with a hand. All above are those which we consider as beautiful acts. And thanks to them our soiciety would become more harmonious and peaceful. However, that does not mean that the Japanese people do not like benevolence. In fact, they appreciate it too. The difference between us lies on which part of this deed we separately focus on. In our sense of worth, we focus on this innitiative act and consider it as a way to break the cat ice between everyone. The Japanese people has a sense of worth which is quite a difference from ours. Actually, hardly on earth could we find another sense of worth which is familiar to the Japanese. They put most of their attention of Paying a Debt of Gratitude, which means when they accept someone else"s grace, they should start to think about what they can pay back. It is similar to a Chinese saying remember the gratitude and try to repay it. However, you can also find a more appropriate saying Drips of grace, Yongquan. That could most accurately descibe the Japanese way. In their eyes, the gratitude is the most unbearable thing. Once accepted, they should try to repay it heart and soul. And they call it ties of friendship.

　　Far across the sea, on that long, narrow island, the people have incorporated ties of friendship into every aspect of their lives. And as early as in one"s youth, his parents would start to teach him the importance of ties of friendship, whose objects are not only the people who show the gratitude, but also relatives, friends, strangers and most important of all, their mikado. It seems to the Japanese that they are born with the gratitude of the mikado and they could never pay back the endless grace. Thus every singal Japanese could sacrifice himself or herself when necessary, and they consider it a honor which is above everything else.

　　Look at ourselves, as the economic is developing faster than our mental power, we are losing ourselves in the mist. Maybe the Japanese sense of worth could remind us the traditional Chinese virtue. Unlike the Japanese, we are born with the gratitude of our motherland. With her latex, we grow up upbring sturdily. But in the mist of money and power, we almost forget to pay back her gracefully bestow. Although it is not the emergent moment that we have to sacrifice ourselves, if needed, I believe most of us will do so, we should get ready for the challenges in this changing world. Keep in mind that we bear the grace of our motherland and never forget our duties, that is pushing our country toward prosperity.

　　Another thing I"d like to mention is the self-discipline of the Japanese. In their world, the entertainment and work is apparently seperated. While working, they try their best and leaving everything else behind. But that does not mean they do not like entertainments. Oppositely, they view entertaiment a necessary part of life. And in Japan, sex is not such shameful topic as it is in China. The Japanese people, even the women after giving birth to their child, would talk it publicly while they are gathering together with their friends and view it as palate. And they"d like to develop their hobbies. For example, most of the Japanese like to sleep and they do not consider sleeping a way to rest. In fact, they make it their hobby and try to develop it. That"s why the Japanese people could sleep at anytime and anywhere in any posture right away.

　　However, while compared with their work or duty, entertainment could be a quite trivial thing. One example is that, the Japanese soldiers could keep awake for 60 hours with only 10 minutes" break in their training. And the drill master said They already know how to sleep, it"s time to learn how to get rid of sleep. In their opinion, entertainment could be droped easily if necessary.

　　We always have this kind of feeling, when we are having some kind of enjoyment, we are worrying about some work undone. And when we are doing our work, we are thinking about play and rest momently. I think that"s why some of us find our efficiency so poor, and that"s also why success is always so far away. There is no harm in separating work and play totally. And furthermore, maybe play actually is not so important, we should choose the most vauluable thing to do in our limited lifetime.

　　Hermann Hesse, a famous German writer, said in his book Siddhartha We should do things in the way a stone falls into the water. Straightly, without any interuption, I think that"s the short cut to success.

读完一本经典名著后，相信大家的视野一定开拓了不少，为此需要认真地写一写读后感了。那么我们如何去写读后感呢？下面是我为大家整理的菊与刀读后感范文（精选6篇），仅供参考，希望能够帮助到大家。

菊与刀读后感1

这是一本相当难懂的书，基于本身它的研究对象———日本，就有很大的矛盾性。而且美式描写方法加上人类学家的研究方式，这本书让我拥有了很深的感受。

菊本是日本皇室家徽，刀是武家文化的象征。此处用来象征日本人的矛盾性格，亦即日本文化的双重性。

日本人既好斗又和善，既尚武又爱美，既蛮横又文雅，既刻板又富有适应性，既顺从又不甘任人摆布，既忠诚不二又会背信弃义，既勇敢又胆怯，既保守又善于接受新事物，而且这一切相互矛盾的气质都是在最高的程度上表现出来的。，以吾等之训练对抗敌军数量上之优势，以吾等之血肉对抗敌军之钢铁这充分说明了日本是怎样将菊花和刀的精神结合起来。如果说菊花象征的是某种可以抵抗外界的精神力量，刀这个符号，代表的就是顽冥不化的崇尚由这种精神带来的道德优势和力量。

在日本看来报恩是由条件的，就是施恩者必须是自己认为高尚的，可以偿还的人。他们绝不接受陌生人的好意，也不会主动帮助陌生人，这就是日本人生活的习惯。日本人他们自认为是历史的债务人，他们的日常决定和行动都必然发自这种负债感。表示义务的词汇往往涵盖一个人的负债意识从最大到最小，这个词便是恩。一杯冰水纵然微不足道，但总归我钱那个家伙一份情，这会影响我的荣誉。不管是一钱抑或半钱，背负着这份人情债，我将死不瞑目对琐事如此过敏，如此痛苦而且易于受到伤害在日本被视为美德。欠债意识会使人很容易被冒犯，日本人证明了这一点。日本人否认美德有与邪恶作斗争的含义，没有任何恶是人类灵魂所固有的，那些粗暴也只是人之常情，是人类不应该谴责的幸事。

菊与刀读后感2

结构还是不能很好把控，历时也太长，前思不接后想，很难微言大义，没有很好的把握作者的题旨与意图。当初想要读它的冲动源于对人类学感兴趣，还有就是想了解日本企业的经营管理，最后也是因为自己的附庸风雅！还有就是为了下本书—源氏物语做一下铺垫。

读此书让我看见很多中国人身上也有的特性，但总感觉中国人没有日本人走得极端，虽然看见很多中国人才有的性格，但说不上日本人是中国人的影子，中国人讲究中庸，日本人却有节制的将与我们所共通之处发现到极致。忠、孝、义等都发现到让我很不习惯的地步，我总想批评我们自己的满口仁义道德，私下里苟且肮脏，贤非贤，义非义，忠也不能全，我对自己周遭的人及一切都是怀疑的态度，这让我佩服起日本人来，但在书中我读出日本人的呆板与固执和木讷。他们对性的随意，让我面红颈赤，不敢苟同，但以自己本性来说，有时就喜欢这种极致，藏着掖着，想想也没劲。

看到他们对孩子的培养，我也想起自己小时候的经历，是有很多相似之处的，相比成年后性格的巨变，让我反思自己是否也是如此，有，但我们的条条框框就少了很多了，很武断，这是对自己下的`定论，无关整个国民。

如今出来工作，因为公司管理制度上的一些制度是引进日本的，让我产生学习了解日本的意念，从国家的发展上，日本的确走在前面，即使我们一直在赶超，也还需要一段时间。当下我们的体制、文化、经济管理的发展上，我只看到我们一直在借鉴模仿，一路学习，所以学习试着了解日本，也成了自己兴趣之一。

菊与刀读后感3

菊和刀代表了两种性格，一种是宁静平和，一种却是杀戮。这正提现处书中日本人的两种性格集于一身的矛盾。体现这种矛盾我个人认为首要是日本的教育方式和教育理念。当还是孩童的时候，特别自由、开明。随着年纪越来越大，超过9岁便开始压抑人的个性，让他们屈从。这种前松后紧的教育方式也导致了日本人性格上的矛盾。

日本人是务实的人种，他们忠心可以为了心中信仰殊死搏斗，即使是去生命也在所不惜。但是他们又在战败时选择接受屈服并找到一条好的解决之道。他们克制守礼，按照祖先传统的孔子之道，尊重师长，听从父亲。但是却只知孔子之道皮毛，并不知其理念，导致日本人只能做到形，而领悟不到神，只一味地按部就班。

日本人敏感，自尊心极强，“复仇心”也极强。你在感谢他们的体贴之时，怕也是要担心自己不注意的两句话导致他们的情面受损，甚至可能拔出刀和你决斗。当然这是开玩笑了。

这本书描写了日本人很多的行为和特征，作者写这本书是为了了解日本人并很好的管理他们。我觉得真正想要了解这个人种，更好的方法是真的跟他们相处。

菊与刀读后感4

日本的很多文化有非常清晰的源自中国文化的部分，但又具有如此鲜明的特色，本书是探讨日本文化不能不读的一本书，仅是出于对日本文化的好奇开始读这本书。

开卷之初，略有失望，居然成书在很多年之前，距今有相当长的时间。但读了一部分之后，就发现作者的文化功底异常深刻，能够深入到文明的底层去解析异域文化。

如原文中的一些观点，个人非常认同：

美国人在壮年时期依靠自由的个人选择来实现人生目标；日本人则通过严格的个人约束，进行精神修养的锻炼来实现人生超凡的境界，而获得自由难以实现的效果。

在日本，画家、诗人、演说家及武士为了实现“无我”的状态几乎都是采用这种修行训练方法的。他们不是为了学到“无限”的超能力，而是为了能不受干扰地感受有限的美；或者换句话说，他们是为了学会一种实现目标的调整手段，让自己能够恰如其分地实现自己的目的。

如果对日本文化感兴趣，或者对日本文明中体现出来的诸多矛盾性不解的人，非常推荐阅读这本极具思想深度解读的上佳之作。

刀不是用来进攻别人的象征，只是勇敢地剖析自我的比喻。

菊与刀读后感5

菊花温文尔雅，恬静自然，是日本皇室家徽，而刀生硬暴力，是武家文化的象征。作者采用两个对比如此鲜明的名词命名，也正说明日本文化的矛盾性。译者在序中举例为"爱美而又黩武，尚礼而又好斗，喜新而又顽固，服从而又不驯等"。

日本作为中国隔海相望的老邻居，无论是甲午战争到9·18事变，亦或是西安事变到七·七事变，都让日本同血腥、残暴等贬义词一起烙印在中国人的脑海里。

作者在书中列举了许多日本人矛盾性格的表现，可以总结出日本的矛盾性格有这几个原因：日本人的"等级观念"、日本人的"情义观念"和"羞耻观"，以及日本社会是如何训练、培养和继承这些民族特性，并在社会生活和国际斗争中加以运用的。

在日本人的文化中，等级制度可谓是异常重要。并且相比于中国来说，在封建时期日本的等级制度无疑要严格得多。在中国，科举考试成为了从一届平民到行政官员的桥梁，但在日本，每个人的身份、地位都通过世袭的方式固定了下来。在四个世袭等级之下的贱民大多从事各种污秽职业，不被人们当做人来看待，更可悲的是，他们的后代也将从事这样的职业。

日本家庭得很看重辈分，提倡"父权"至上。其他人必须绝对服从长者的主持。对于日本人而言，长子的地位也是相当高的。除此之外，性别也与一个人在等级制中所处的位置有关。日本崇尚"男尊女卑"，"夫权至上"，妇女的社会地位便显得格外底下。

日本人的矛盾性格同日本文化的等级制度有着分不开的关系，他们不得不无条件的服从比自己权利高的人，心中仍然存在这突破牢笼的野心，而又对制度无可奈何。

作者将日本文化概括为耻感文化。据说日本人有羞耻心而没有罪恶感。在二战中，日本军队的残暴和屠杀，表现出他们没有罪恶感，他们战败不愿投降而宁可自杀，便是因为他们认为当俘虏是一种耻辱。

在日本的文化中，"情义"占很重要的地位。日本人把"知恩图报"作为自己的人生准则，在他们看来，接受恩情是一种让人难以承受的情分，因此，必须倾尽全力去偿还。但是有两种恩情却是他们必须报答而无法回报完毕的：一类是报答父母的养育之恩，即"孝";另一类是报答T皇的栽培之恩，即"忠"。

从古至今，日本多次引进中国文化，但日本人没有改变根深蒂固的等级观念，忠孝恩情义的文化。日本文化的耻感文化，情义观念以及近代日本发展的如此迅速，确实存在值得我们借鉴的地方。作为中国人，我们应该好好地去了解日本这一国家。

菊与刀读后感6

也许正是这种性格使得日本人总是选择与强者为伍，虽然这种放弃并不一定绝对的好，但不放弃就意味着必然被淘汰。

似乎祖先早在冥冥之中有指引，起步向来很晚的日本人，总能走在世界的前列。不论是在辉煌的中华文明引领世界之时，还是摩登的欧美文化风靡全球之日，日本总会是那个弄潮儿，尽管总有人说什么。也许他们会为这些言语改变什么，不过他们对自己道路的信任让他们坚持走着该走的路。这点毋庸置疑。在东北生活多年的我，对日本必定没什么好感，从小到大，大大小小的反日活动也都参加过，不过这也勾起了我对这个遥远而又陌生的国度的兴趣。虽然课本里说，日本真正的发展是在明治维新后，其实日本早在幕府末年就开始对西方文明研究，列强的侵华给当时的统治者很好的借鉴——肯定日本人打不过“老师”都打不过的人。

近乎全日本，是用欢迎的态度来迎接美国人的。不过这种极度的转弯也为日本开始了引领世界潮流的序幕。这个序幕，开的似乎不只是一个强国，更像是一个传奇。地大物博的地方战火满天，这个狭小而贫瘠的土地却成了真正的“太阳”，这一切让人无可奈何，又毫不惊讶。有时候我觉得，日本的强大得益于其国土的狭小。我们常说绝境逢生，可能就是在说日本吧。央视说心有多大舞台就有多大，毋庸置疑，日本人心大得过这个宇宙。由于在地图上要用放大镜才找得到，日本人特别怕被世界遗忘。而这种惧怕恰恰让日本有能力强起来、站起来，站得住、站得稳。似乎在国人的记忆中日本就是那个侵略者、那个传说中的帝国主义、那个危险地不能再危险的邻居；可是在日本的新闻中中国永远是头条，任何举动都会让国人第一时间抓住。当《菊与刀》还在中国的日学史上占主导的时候，日本以悄然研究中国的韩寒。有时候日本人比我们更了解我们。看日本，更是看中国，看我们可能走的路，看我们可能的归宿，看我们看不到的东西。我相信那句话“假凤虚皇者误国”，话难听但路对，道理都在逆耳忠言里，绝路都在谗言美句中。高速的经济带来的自大，正弥漫着这个正经历极富极贫的国度，清醒——也许更难得。

这一章讲的是孩子的教育。日本人小时候让孩子有天性，但是到了青春期以后就开始教规矩。有的规矩被细化到了行为习惯中，如何画碗筷如何做起来，都有一定的规矩。因此日本人具有双重性格。我想这也是有道理的，如果从头到脚都是死的，那人还怎么活呀。外国人则是从小教要自制，等长大了却放手让他听从内心。我只能说是异曲同工。

日本人压抑的厉害的时候，也会找到一些出口，比如自由的种一块地，又或者把受到的侮辱通过进攻的形式爆发出来。

日本人的艺术形式非常的文雅安静，在作者看来这就是闷闷不乐地欣赏艺术，因为他们的内心是很压抑的。但是日本的农民非常的勤劳，却不见得过得很压抑。