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漢学 (かんがく) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

漢かん学がく

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Meanings

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noun

Sinology; Chinese studies

Academic field focusing on classical Chinese literature, philosophy, and history, especially as studied in pre-modern Japan.

彼かれは大だい学がくで漢かん学がくを専せん攻こうしている。
He is majoring in Chinese studies at university.
江え戸ど時じ代だいには多おおくの学がく者しゃが漢かん学がくを修おさめた。
During the Edo period, many scholars studied Sinology.

Kanji

漢Sino-, China
学study, learning, science

Similar words

中ちゅう国ごく学がく
中国学 is a broader term for modern Chinese studies, while 漢学 traditionally emphasizes classical Chinese texts and their Japanese reception.

Etymology

Compound of 漢 (kan, 'Han dynasty; China') and 学 (gaku, 'study'). Refers to the scholarly tradition of studying Chinese classics, which was central to Japanese education from the Nara period through the Edo period.