摘　要文化民族性对一国外交政策具有重要影响。日本等级世界理念独具特色，并深刻影响日本外交的目标和手段。本文以文化民族性相关理论为基础，研究日本等级世界理念的概念、成因及特征，分析其对日本外交目标和手段的具体影响。并从现实的角度加以印证，以冷战以来日本对华外交政策为例，分析“等级世界理念”在日本对华外交政策转型时所起到的关键作用。同时尝试总结在该理念影响下，日本所特有的国际等级秩序观、争做该秩序中的核心国家，以及以实力为原则维持该秩序的外交规律。

Culture nationality has important influence on foreign policy.Japan’s unique hierarchy world eidos affects its diplomatic goal and means profoudly. Based on the theory about culture nationality, the search including both the concept ,origin and feature of hierarchy world eidos, and its specific affect on Japanese diplomatic goal and means, review the Japan’s diplomatic policy to China since the cold war to conclude its regularity of playing a role in Japanese diplomacy. While the paper is to reveal Japanese diplomacy regulation which means constructing an international hierarchy order, being the core country of the order and using the rule of national strength to maintain the order.