道徳哲学

Japanese

Kanji in this term
道	徳	哲	学
どう Grade: 2	とく Grade: 4	てつ Grade: S	がく Grade: 1
goon	on’yomi	kan’on	goon

Alternative spelling
道德哲學 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

Compound of 道徳(どうとく) (dōtoku, “moral”) + 哲学(てつがく) (tetsugaku, “philosophy”).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) どーとくてつ​がく [dòótókú tétsúꜜgàkù] (Nakadaka – [6])
• (Tokyo) どーとくて​つがく [dòótókú téꜜtsùgàkù] (Nakadaka – [5])
• IPA^(key): [do̞ːto̞kɯ̟̊ᵝ te̞t͡sɨᵝɡa̠kɯ̟ᵝ]

Noun

道(どう)徳(とく)哲(てつ)学(がく) • (dōtoku tetsugaku) ^{←だうとくてつがく (dautokutetugaku)?}

1. Synonym of 倫理学 (rinrigaku, “ethics”); moral philosophy