See also: 哲學

Chinese

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For pronunciation and definitions of – see 哲學 (“wisdom[-making] learning; philosophy; homosexual”).
(This term is the simplified form of 哲學).
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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
てつ
Grade: S
がく
Grade: 1
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
哲學 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

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(tetsu, clear, wise, sage) +‎ (gaku, study). Coined by Nishi Amane in his 1874 百一新論 as a translation of English philosophy.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(てつ)(がく) (tetsugaku

  1. philosophy

Derived terms

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References

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  • 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.