哲学

See also: 哲學

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

Japanese
Kanji in this term
哲 学
てつ
Grade: S		 がく
Grade: 1
on’yomi
Alternative spelling
哲學 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) てつ​がく [tètsúꜜgàkù] (Nakadaka – [2])
  • (Tokyo) てつがく [tètsúgákú] (Heiban – [0])
  • IPA(key): [te̞t͡sɨᵝɡa̠kɯ̟ᵝ]

Noun

哲(てつ)学(がく) • (tetsugaku) 

  1. philosophy

Derived terms

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