科学

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See also: 科學

Chinese

For pronunciation and definitions of – see 科學 (“science; scientific; systematic; methodical”).
(This term is the simplified form of 科學).
Notes:

Japanese

Kanji in this term

Grade: 2
がく
Grade: 1
goon
Alternative spelling
科學 (kyūjitai)
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Etymology

/kʷaɡaku//kaɡaku/

First attested in the mid-Meiji period as a translation of English science.[1][2][3][4][5][6]

Coined in Japan of Middle Chinese-derived elements (ka, field) +‎ (-gaku, school, study).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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  1. science
    とある()(がく)超電磁砲(レールガン)
    Toaru Kagaku no Rērugan
    A Certain Scientific Railgun
  2. a field of study

Usage notes

Sometimes pronounced as しな学 (shinagaku) in order to differentiate from the homophone and phonetically identical 化学 (kagaku, chemistry). (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)

Derived terms

See also

Descendants

  • Chinese: 科學科学 (kēxué)
  • Korean: 과학 (gwahak)
  • Vietnamese: khoa học

References

  1. ^ 科学”, in 日本大百科全書:ニッポニカ (Nippon Dai Hyakka Zensho: Nipponica, Encyclopedia Nipponica)[1] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, 1984
  2. ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典(新装版) [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  3. ^ Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  4. ^ 科学”, in 世界大百科事典 第2版 (Sekai Dai-hyakka Jiten Dainihan, Heibonsha World Encyclopedia Second Edition)[2] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Heibonsha, 1998
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  6. ^ 科学”, in ブリタニカ国際大百科事典 小項目事典 (Buritanika Kokusai Dai Hyakka Jiten: Shō Kōmoku Jiten, Encyclopædia Britannica International: Micropædia)[3] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Britannica Japan Co., Ltd., 2014