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学説 (がくせつ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

学がく説せつ

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Common wordJLPTN1Freq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

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noun

theory; academic doctrine

Refers to a systematic set of ideas or principles in an academic field, such as a scientific theory or a school of thought.

ダーウィンの進しん化か論ろんは有ゆう名めいな学がく説せつです。
Darwin's theory of evolution is a famous academic theory.
その学がく説せつはまだ広ひろく受うけ入

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That theory is not yet widely accepted.

Kanji

学study, learning, science
説opinion, theory, explanation

Similar words

理り論ろん
理論 is a broader term for theory or logic, often used in both academic and practical contexts, while 学説 specifically refers to an established academic theory or doctrine.
仮か説せつ
仮説 is a hypothesis, a tentative idea to be tested, whereas 学説 is a more established theory within a scholarly field.

Etymology

Compound of 学 (learning, study) and 説 (explanation, theory). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the kanji combination naturally yields the meaning 'academic theory'.