noun
Confucianism; study of Confucian classics
Refers to the academic study of the Confucian canon, especially in historical or scholarly contexts.
彼は江戸時代の経学を研究している。
He researches Confucian studies of the Edo period.
経学は中国古典の重要な学問分野だ。
The study of Confucian classics is an important academic field of Chinese classics.