形而上

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Chinese

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to appear; to look; form
to appear; to look; form; shape
 
and; as well as; but (not)
and; as well as; but (not); yet (not); (shows causal relation); (shows change of state); (shows contrast)
 
up; on; on top
up; on; on top; upon; first; previous or last; upper; higher; above; previous; to climb; to go into; to go up
 
simp. and trad.
(形而上)

Etymology

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From the phrase in the I Ching:

[Pre-Classical Chinese, trad.]
[Pre-Classical Chinese, simp.]
From: I Ching, 11th – 8th century BCE
Xíng ér shàng zhě wèi zhī dào, xíng ér xià zhě wèi zhī qì. [Pinyin]
Ways are on the upper end of imagery (beyond a physical image), objects are on the lower end of imagery.

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Noun

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形而上

  1. (philosophy) abstract or intangible things

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
けい
Grade: 2

Jinmeiyō
じょう
Grade: 1
kan'on goon

Etymology

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Coined by Japanese philosopher Inoue Tetsujirō in 1881 in his work 哲学字彙 (Tetsugaku Jii, Dictionary of Philosophy) as a translation of English abstract, based on the phrase 形而上者謂之道 in the Book of Changes (易經).[1][2][3][4]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(けい)()(じょう) (keijijōけいじじやう (keizizyau)?

  1. (philosophy) abstract or intangible things
    Antonym: 形而下 (keijika)

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References

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  1. ^ Shinmura, Izuru, editor (1998), 広辞苑 [Kōjien] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Iwanami Shoten, →ISBN
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. ^ 形而上”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten]‎[1] (in Japanese), concise edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2006
  4. ^ Inoue, Tetsujirō (1881) 哲学字彙 [Dictionary of Philosophy]‎[2], University of Tokyo, page 1
  5. ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean

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Hanja in this term

Noun

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形而上 (hyeong'isang) (hangeul 형이상)

  1. hanja form? of 형이상