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学術 (がくじゅつ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

学がく術じゅつ

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Common word›JLPTN2›Freq.FrequencyTop 10,000

Meanings

1

science; scholarship; academic pursuits

Refers broadly to academic study, research, and scholarly activities across all fields, including both sciences and humanities.

彼かれは学がく術じゅつの分ぶん野やで

大おお

きな

貢こう

献けん

を

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た

。

He made a great contribution in the field of scholarship.

この会かい議ぎは学がく術じゅつ的てきな研けん究きゅう発はっ表ぴょうの場ばです。

This conference is a venue for academic research presentations.

Usage patterns

学がく術じゅつを振しん興こうするto promote academic scholarship
政せい府ふは学がく術じゅつを振しん興こうするための予よ算さんを増ふやした。
The government increased its budget to promote academic scholarship.
学がく術じゅつの発はっ展てんに貢こう献けんするto contribute to the advancement of scholarship
彼かれの研けん究きゅうは学がく術じゅつの発はっ展てんに大おおきく貢こう献けんした。

Kanji

学study, learning, science
術art, technique, skill

Related words

学がく問もんN3
学問 emphasizes the personal pursuit of knowledge and learning itself, while 学術 refers to academic study in a more institutional, systematic sense.
科か学がくN4
科学 refers specifically to the natural sciences, whereas 学術 covers all academic disciplines, including the humanities and social sciences.
学がく芸げいN1
学芸 spans both scholarly and artistic/cultural pursuits (as in 学芸員, museum curator), while 学術 is limited to scholarly and scientific research.
学がっ界かいN1
学術 refers to scholarship and academic study itself, while 学界 refers to the community of scholars and institutions that produce it.

Don't confuse with

技ぎ術じゅつN4
技術 means technology or technical skill, while 学術 means academic scholarship in general; they share the kanji 術 but refer to different things.
芸げい術じゅつN3
芸術 means art or creative expression, while 学術 means scholarship or academic research; the two share the character 術 but refer to very different fields.

Word family· 9

学がく術じゅつ書しょ
academic book; scholarly book
学がく術じゅつ的てき
academic; scholarly; scientific
学がく術じゅつ誌し
academic journal; learned journal

Written forms

学がく術じゅつUsage100%
Standard kanji form; widely used in academic and formal contexts.
ガクジュツUsage<1%

Etymology

Compound of 学 (learning, study) and 術 (art, technique), originally referring to scholarly techniques and methods, later extended to mean academic studies and science in general.

His research made a great contribution to the advancement of scholarship.

学がく術じゅつ団だん体たい

academic society; learned society

学がく術じゅつ用よう語ご

technical term

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学がく術じゅつ研けん究きゅう
academic study; academic research
学がく術じゅつ論ろん文ぶん
academic paper; scholarly article; treatise
学がく術じゅつ雑ざっ誌し
academic journal; scholarly journal
学がく術じゅつ評ひょう議ぎ会かい
academic council; scientific council