博学

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See also: 博學

Chinese

For pronunciation and definitions of – see 博學 (“learned; erudite”).
(This term is the simplified form of 博學).
Notes:

Japanese

Kanji in this term
はく
Grade: 4
がく
Grade: 1
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
博學 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

From Middle Chinese compound 博學博学 (puak ɣɔk̚, literally broad + study). Compare modern Min Nan reading phok-ha̍k, Cantonese bok3 hok6.

Pronunciation

Adjective

(はく)(がく) (hakugaku-na (adnominal (はく)(がく) (hakugaku na), adverbial (はく)(がく) (hakugaku ni))

  1. erudite

Inflection

Noun

(はく)(がく) (hakugaku

  1. erudition

References

  1. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
  2. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN