学問
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Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 学 | 問 |
| がく Grade: 1 |
もん Grade: 3 |
| goon | |
| Alternative spelling |
|---|
| 學問 (kyūjitai) |
Pronunciation
Noun
- study of something; the sum of knowledge accrued by scholars; the realm of refined learning; scholarship
- 『学問のすゝめ』
- “Gakumon no susume”
- Encouragement of Learning (famous book by Fukuzawa Yukichi)
- 『学問のすゝめ』
Verb
学問する • (gakumon suru) suru (stem 学問し (gakumon shi), past 学問した (gakumon shita))
- to study, to engage in scholarship
Conjugation
Conjugation of "学問する" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs)
| Katsuyōkei ("stem forms") | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mizenkei ("imperfective") | 学問し | がくもんし | gakumon shi | |
| Ren’yōkei ("continuative") | 学問し | がくもんし | gakumon shi | |
| Shūshikei ("terminal") | 学問する | がくもんする | gakumon suru | |
| Rentaikei ("attributive") | 学問する | がくもんする | gakumon suru | |
| Kateikei ("hypothetical") | 学問すれ | がくもんすれ | gakumon sure | |
| Meireikei ("imperative") | 学問せよ¹ 学問しろ² |
がくもんせよ¹ がくもんしろ² |
gakumon seyo¹ gakumon shiro² | |
| Key constructions | ||||
| Passive | 学問される | がくもんされる | gakumon sareru | |
| Causative | 学問させる 学問さす |
がくもんさせる がくもんさす |
gakumon saseru gakumon sasu | |
| Potential | 学問できる | がくもんできる | gakumon dekiru | |
| Volitional | 学問しよう | がくもんしよう | gakumon shiyō | |
| Negative | 学問しない | がくもんしない | gakumon shinai | |
| Negative continuative | 学問せず | がくもんせず | gakumon sezu | |
| Formal | 学問します | がくもんします | gakumon shimasu | |
| Perfective | 学問した | がくもんした | gakumon shita | |
| Conjunctive | 学問して | がくもんして | gakumon shite | |
| Hypothetical conditional | 学問すれば | がくもんすれば | gakumon sureba | |
| ¹ Written imperative ² Spoken imperative | ||||