和わ学がく

noun

study of classical Japanese literature and culture; kokugaku

Refers to the Edo-period scholarly movement that focused on ancient Japanese texts, poetry, and native traditions, often contrasted with Chinese studies (漢学).

See also: 国学

• 彼かれは大だい学がくで和わ学がくを専せん攻こうし、万まん葉よう集しゅうの研けん究きゅうをしている。

  He majored in the study of classical Japanese literature at university and is researching the Man'yōshū.

noun

Japanology; Japanese studies

A broader, modern academic term for the study of Japan, its culture, language, and society; often used synonymously with 日本学.

See also: 日本学

• 和わ学がくの分ぶん野やでは、日に本ほんの伝でん統とう芸げい能のうも研けん究きゅう対たい象しょうとなる。

  In the field of Japanese studies, traditional performing arts are also a subject of research.