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哲学 (てつがく) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

哲てつ学がく

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Common wordJLPTN3Freq.FrequencyTop 5,000

Meanings

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noun

Refers to the academic discipline, a personal worldview, or a guiding principle. Common in both formal and everyday contexts.

彼かれは大だい学がくで哲てつ学がくを専せん攻こうしている。
He is majoring in philosophy at university.
人じん生せいには自じ分ぶんなりの哲てつ学がく

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You need your own philosophy in life.

Written forms

哲てつ学がくUsage100%
Standard kanji spelling; high-frequency word in news and general use.
テツガクUsage<1%

Kanji

哲philosophy, clear
学study, learning, science

Similar words

思し想そう
思想 refers to a system of thought, ideology, or a set of ideas, often with social or political implications, while 哲学 is the broader study of fundamental questions or a personal guiding principle.

Etymology

Coined in Japan during the Meiji period as a translation of the Western concept 'philosophy', combining 哲 (wisdom, clarity) and 学 (study, learning).