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國學院大學 (こくがくいんだいがく) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

國こく學がく院いん大だい學がく

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Meanings

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Kokugakuin University

organization name

A private university in Tokyo, known for Shinto studies and Japanese culture.

彼かれは國こく學がく院いん大だい學がくで神しん道とうを学まなん

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He studies Shinto at Kokugakuin University.

Kanji

國country
學learning, knowledge, school
院Inst., institution, temple
大large, big
国country
学study, learning, science

Written forms

國こく學がく院いん大だい學がく
Official kanji spelling using old-form characters (kyūjitai).
国こく学がく院いん大だい学がく
Common simplified spelling (shinjitai).
國こく學がく院いん大だい学がく
Mixed old/new character spelling.

Etymology

The name 國學院大學 (Kokugakuin Daigaku) literally means 'National Learning Institute University', reflecting its origins in the study of Japanese classics and Shinto.