国学

Japanese

Noun

国学 (hiragana こくがく, romaji kokugaku)

1. The study of ancient Japan, particularly the early Japanese classics, such as the Nihon Shoki and the Kojiki. Arose during the Tokugawa Period as a move away from the study of China.
2. Schools established in the kuni or provinces of Japan under the old Ritsuryō system.
3. In ancient China, schools established in the national capital.

Compounds

• 国学者 (こくがくしゃ, kokigakusha): a scholar of ancient Japanese studies

See also

• 国学 on the Japanese Wikipedia.ja.Wikipedia
• Kokugaku on Wikipedia.Wikipedia:Kokugaku
• Ritsuryō on Wikipedia.Wikipedia:Ritsuryō