美辞学

See also: 美辭學

Japanese

Kanji in this term
美	辞	学
び Grade: 3	じ Grade: 4	がく Grade: 1
kan'on	goon

Alternative spelling
美辭學 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

Compound of 美(び)辞(じ) (biji, “flowery word”) + 学(がく) (-gaku, “-ology; -graphy”).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) びじがく [bìjíꜜgàkù] (Nakadaka – [2])
• IPA^(key): [bʲiʑiɡa̠kɯ̟]

Noun

美(び)辞(じ)学(がく) • (bijigaku) ^{←びじがく (bizigaku)?}

1. (obsolete) Synonym of 修辞学 (shūjigaku, “rhetoric”)