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立命館大学 (りつめいかんだいがく) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

立りつ命めい館かん大だい学がく

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Meanings

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Ritsumeikan University

organization name

A private university in Kyoto, Japan, with additional campuses in Shiga and Osaka. Often abbreviated as 立命館 (Ritsumeikan) or 立命大 (Ritsumeidai).

立りつ命めい館かん大だい学がくは京きょう都とにある有ゆう名

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Ritsumeikan University is a famous private university in Kyoto.

Kanji

立stand up, rise, set up
命fate, command, decree
館building, mansion, large building
大large, big
学study, learning, science

Related words

立りつ命めい館かん
Abbreviation of 立命館大学, commonly used in conversation and informal writing.
立りつ命めい大だい
Another abbreviation, less formal than 立命館.

Etymology

The name 立命館 (Ritsumeikan) derives from a phrase in the Chinese classic 'Mencius', meaning 'to establish one's destiny'. The university was founded in 1900 as a private academy and later chartered as a university in 1922.