具体
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See also: 具體
Chinese
| For pronunciation and definitions of 具体 – see 具體 (“specific; particular; concrete; exact”). (This term is the simplified form of 具體). |
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Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 具 | 体 |
| ぐ Grade: 3 |
たい Grade: 2 |
| goon | |
| Alternative spelling |
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| 具體 (kyūjitai) |
Etymology
Originally from Middle Chinese 具體 (MC gjuH thejX, literally “arrange + body”), used in Mencius's writings with a meaning close to the literal sense, the entirety is arranged, in order.[1]
Repurposed in the 1881 work 哲学字彙 (Tetsugaku Jii, “Dictionary of Philosophy”) by Inoue Tetsujirō as a translation of English concrete, as opposed to abstract.[1][2]
Pronunciation
Noun
Derived terms
- 具体案 (gutaian)
- 具体音楽 (gutai ongaku)
- 具体化 (gutaika)
- 具体概念 (gutai gainen)
- 具体策 (gutaisaku)
- 具体性 (gutaisei)
- 具体的 (gutaiteki): concrete, tangible (adjective)
Descendants
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ^ Inoue, Tetsujirō (1881) 哲学字彙, University of Tokyo, page 17
- ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN