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Chinese
For pronunciation and definitions of 哲学 – see 哲學 (“wisdom learning; philosophy; homosexual”). (This term is the simplified form of 哲學). |
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Japanese
Alternative spelling
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哲學 (kyūjitai)
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Etymology
哲 (tetsu, “clear, wise, sage”) + 学 (gaku, “study”). Coined by Nishi Amane in his 1874 百一新論 as a translation of English philosophy.
Pronunciation
Noun
哲学 • (tetsugaku)
- philosophy
Derived terms
References
- 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.