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方法論 (ほうほうろん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

方ほう法ほう論ろん

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Common word

Meanings

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noun

methodology

Refers to the systematic study or body of methods used in a particular field, such as research, science, or philosophy.

この研けん究きゅうの方ほう法ほう論ろんについて説せつ明めいしてください。
Please explain the methodology of this research.
彼かれは新あたらしい教きょう育いく方ほう法ほう論ろんを提てい

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He proposed a new teaching methodology.

Kanji

方direction, person, alternative
法method, law, rule
論argument, discourse

Similar words

手しゅ法ほう
手法 refers to a specific technique or method, while 方法論 is the broader study or system of methods.
方ほう法ほう
方法 is a general term for a way or method, whereas 方法論 is the theoretical framework or study of methods.

Etymology

Compound of 方法 (method) + 論 (theory, discourse). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the word follows a common pattern for academic terms in modern Japanese.