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金石学 (kinsekigaku) Japanese meaning: epigraphy | Kotomora

金きん石せき学がく

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Meanings

1

Academic term for the study of inscriptions on stone, metal, and other durable materials. Used in historical and archaeological contexts.

彼かれは金きん石せき学がくの専せん門もん家かで、古こ代だいの碑

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文ぶん

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し

て

いる

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He is an expert in epigraphy and studies ancient inscriptions.

Kanji

金gold
石stone
学study, learning, science

Built from

金きん石せき+学がく

Etymology

Compound of 金石 (きんせき, 'metal and stone', referring to durable materials bearing inscriptions) and 学 (がく, 'study'). The term is a direct calque of the Western concept of epigraphy.