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修辞学 (しゅうじがく) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

修しゅう辞じ学がく

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Meanings

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noun

The academic study of effective speaking and writing, including figures of speech and persuasive techniques.

彼かれは大だい学がくで修しゅう辞じ学がくを専せん攻こうしている。
He is majoring in rhetoric at university.

Kanji

修discipline, conduct oneself well, study
辞resign, word, term
学study, learning, science

Similar words

修しゅう辞じ
修辞 refers to rhetorical devices or figures of speech themselves, while 修辞学 is the academic discipline that studies them.

Etymology

Compound of 修辞 (rhetoric, figures of speech) and 学 (study, -ology). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the term follows the standard pattern for naming academic disciplines in Japanese.