気学

Japanese

Illustration of the 5 elements cycle.

Kanji in this term
気	学
き Grade: 1	がく Grade: 1
on’yomi

Alternative spelling
氣學 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

Compound of 気 (ki, “air, gas; spirit”) +‎ 学 (gaku, “study”).

Noun

気(き)学(がく) • (kigaku)

kigaku: a form of fortune-telling based on Chinese twelve year zodiac cycle calendar and the five traditional elements of wood, fire, earth, metal, and water.
(engineering, uncommon) pneumatics (as a subject of study)
Synonym: (also glossed as aerodynamics) 空気力樂 (kūki ryokugaku)

Further reading

気学 on the Japanese Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^ja
Chinese zodiac on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Wu Xing on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Feng Shui on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.