唯物論

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See also: 唯物论

Chinese

materialistic
to talk (about); to discuss; theory
to talk (about); to discuss; theory; by the; per; the Analects (of Confucius)
 
trad. (唯物論) 唯物
simp. (唯物论) 唯物

Pronunciation


Noun

唯物論

  1. (philosophy) materialism

Derived terms

Japanese

Kanji in this term
ゆい
Grade: S
ぶつ
Grade: 3
ろん
Grade: 6
goon kan'on on'yomi
 唯物論 on Japanese Wikipedia

Etymology

Compound of (ゆい)(ぶつ) (yuibutsu) + (ろん) (-ron, theory).

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 materialism.[1][2]

Pronunciation

Noun

(ゆい)(ぶつ)(ろん) (yuibutsuron

  1. (philosophy) materialism
    Antonym: 唯心論 (yuishinron)

Derived terms

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ Inoue, Tetsujirō (1881) 哲学字彙 [Dictionary of Philosophy]‎, University of Tokyo, page 53
  3. ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  4. ^ 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

Korean

Hanja in this term

Noun

唯物論 (yumullon) (hangeul 유물론)

  1. hanja form? of 유물론