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碩儒 (sekiju) Japanese meaning: great Confucian scholar | Kotomora

碩せき儒じゅ

せ

き

じゅ

Meanings

1

great Confucian scholar

A literary term for a highly esteemed Confucian scholar. Rare in modern usage; mainly encountered in historical or academic contexts.

彼かれは江え戸ど時じ代だいの碩せき儒じゅとして知しられている。
He is known as a great Confucian scholar of the Edo period.

Kanji

碩large, great, eminent
儒Confucian

Related words

儒じゅ学がく者しゃ
儒学者 is the common modern term for a Confucian scholar, while 碩儒 is a rare, elevated literary term.

Etymology

The kanji 碩 means 'large' or 'eminent', and 儒 refers to Confucianism or a Confucian scholar. The compound is a classical Chinese-derived term for a distinguished Confucian scholar.