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審美学 (shinbigaku) Japanese meaning: aesthetics | Kotomora

審しん美び学がく

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Meanings

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dated term

Dated term for aesthetics; modern Japanese typically uses 美学 (びがく).

See also: 美学

審しん美び学がくは、古ふるい文ぶん献けんで美び学がくと

Kanji

審hearing, judge, trial
美beauty, beautiful
学study, learning, science

Related words

美び学がく
Modern standard term for aesthetics; 審美学 is a dated synonym.

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審美学 is sometimes used in older texts with the same meaning as 美学 (aesthetics).

審しん美び

Etymology

Compound of 審 (しん, 'judge, examine') and 美学 (びがく, 'aesthetics'), likely a calque or older formation for 'aesthetics'. The exact historical derivation is uncertain.