修辞学

See also: 修辭學

Chinese

For pronunciation and definitions of 修辞学 – see 修辭學 (“rhetoric”). (This term is the simplified form of 修辭學).

Notes: Simplified Chinese is mainly used in Mainland China, Malaysia, and Singapore. Traditional Chinese is mainly used in Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan.

Japanese

Kanji in this term
修	辞	学
しゅう Grade: 5	じ Grade: 4	がく Grade: 1
kan’on	goon

Alternative spelling
修辭學 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

Calque of English rhetoric.

Compound of 修(しゅう)辞(じ) (shūji, “rhetoric”) + 学(がく) (-gaku, “-ology; -graphy”).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) しゅうじ​がく [shùújíꜜgàkù] (Nakadaka – [3])
• IPA^(key): [ɕɨᵝːʑiɡa̠kɯ̟ᵝ]

Noun

修(しゅう)辞(じ)学(がく) • (shūjigaku) ^{←しうじがく (siuzigaku)?}

1. rhetoric

   Synonyms: 美辞学 (bijigaku) (obsolete), レトリック (retorikku)