学がく説せつ

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Meanings

theory; academic doctrine

Refers to a systematic set of ideas or principles in an academic field, such as a scientific theory or a school of thought.

ダーウィンの進しん化か論ろんは有ゆう名めいな学がく説せつです。
Darwin's theory of evolution is a famous academic theory.
その学がく説せつはまだ広ひろく受うけ入いれられていない。
That theory is not yet widely accepted.

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Usage patterns

〈人ひと〉が学がく説せつを発はっ表ぴょうするfor someone to announce/publish an academic theory
その教きょう授じゅは新あたらしい学がく説せつを発はっ表ぴょうした。
The professor announced a new theory.
〈人ひと〉が学がく説せつを唱となえるfor someone to put forward/advocate a theory
彼かれは独どく自じの学がく説せつを唱となえている。
He advocates his own original theory.
学がく説せつが対たい立りつするfor theories to conflict with one another
この問もん題だいについては複ふく数すうの学がく説せつが対たい立りつしている。
Several conflicting theories exist on this issue.
学がく説せつを支し持じする／否ひ定ていするto support / refute a theory
多おおくの研けん究きゅう者しゃがこの学がく説せつを支し持じしている。
Many researchers support this theory.

Kanji

学study, learning, science
説opinion, theory, explanation

Related words

理り論ろんN1
理論 is the broad word for any theory or logical system, while 学説 specifically means an established theory or doctrine within an academic field.
定てい説せつ
定説 refers to a theory that is widely accepted as settled fact, whereas 学説 can refer to any academic theory, including ones still debated.

Don't confuse with

仮か説せつN1
仮説 is a tentative hypothesis awaiting testing, while 学説 is an established academic theory, so the two differ in how certain or proven the idea is.

Word family

荻おぎ野の学がく説せつ
Ogino theory; rhythm method basis

Etymology

Compound of 学 (learning, study) and 説 (explanation, theory). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the kanji combination naturally yields the meaning 'academic theory'.