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形而上学

形而上学

See also: 形而上學

Chinese

For pronunciation and definitions of – see 形而上學.
(This term, 形而上学, is the simplified form of 形而上學.)
Notes:

Japanese

Kanji in this term
けい
Grade: 2

Jinmeiyō
じょう
Grade: 1
がく
Grade: 1
on'yomi

Etymology

Compound of 形而上 (keijijō, metaphysic, metaphysical) + (gaku, study, -ology).[1][2]

Pronunciation

  • On'yomi
  • (Tokyo) いじじょうがく [kèéjíjóꜜògàkù] (Nakadaka - [4])[2]
  • IPA(key): [ke̞ːd͡ʑid͡ʑo̞ːɡ̃a̠kɯᵝ]

Noun

形而上学 (shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai kanji 形而上學, hiragana けいじじょうがく, romaji keijijōgaku, historical hiragana けいじじやうがく)

  1. metaphysics

References

  1. 1988, 国語大辞典(新装版) (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
  2. 1 2 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13905-9