倫理学
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Japanese
| Kanji in this term | ||
|---|---|---|
| 倫 | 理 | 学 |
| りん Grade: S |
り Grade: 2 |
がく Grade: 1 |
| on'yomi | goon | |
| Alternative spelling |
|---|
| 倫理學 (kyūjitai) |
Etymology
From 倫理 (rinri, “ethic”) + 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 calque of English ethics, based on the phrases 樂者，通倫理者也 in the Book of Rites (《禮記》) and 正倫理，篤恩義 in 《近思錄》.[1][2][3]
Pronunciation
Noun
Descendants
- → Chinese: 倫理學／伦理学 (lúnlǐxué)
- → Korean: 윤리학(倫理學) (yullihak)
- → Vietnamese: luân lí học
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ^ Shinmura, Izuru, editor (1998), 広辞苑 [Kōjien] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Iwanami Shoten, →ISBN
- ^ Inoue, Tetsujirō (1881) 哲学字彙 [Dictionary of Philosophy], University of Tokyo, page 31
- ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (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 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN