形而上学
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See also: 形而上學
Chinese
| For pronunciation and definitions of 形而上学 – see 形而上學 (“metaphysics; metaphysics; etc.”). (This term is the simplified form of 形而上學). |
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Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 形 | 而 | 上 | 学 |
| けい Grade: 2 |
じ Jinmeiyō |
じょう Grade: 1 |
がく Grade: 1 |
| kan'on | goon | on'yomi | |
| Alternative spelling |
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| 形而上學 (kyūjitai) |
Etymology
From 形而上 (keijijō, “metaphysical”) + 学 (-gaku, “-logy; -graphy”).
Coined by Japanese philosopher Inoue Tetsujirō in 1881 in his work 哲学字彙 (Tetsugaku Jii, “Dictionary of Philosophy”) as a translation of English metaphysics, based on the phrase 形而上者謂之道，形而下者謂之器 in the Book of Changes (《易經》).
Pronunciation
Noun
形而上学 • (keijijōgaku) ←けいじじやうがく (keizizyaugaku)?
References
- ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ^ Shinmura, Izuru, editor (1998), 広辞苑 (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Iwanami Shoten, →ISBN
- ^ Inoue, Tetsujirō (1881) 哲学字彙 , University of Tokyo, page 54
- ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN