好学

See also: 好學

Chinese

For pronunciation and definitions of 好学 – see 好學 (“to be eager to study; to be fond of learning; to be studious; to be scholarly; etc.”). (This term is the simplified form of 好學).

Notes: Simplified Chinese is mainly used in Mainland China, Malaysia, and Singapore. Traditional Chinese is mainly used in Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan.

Japanese

Kanji in this term
好	学
こう Grade: 4	がく Grade: 1
on’yomi

Alternative spelling
好學 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

/kauɡaku/ → /kɔːɡaku/ → /koːɡaku/

From Middle Chinese compound 好學／好学 (xaw^H hæwk, literally “to like + to learn”). Compare modern Cantonese reading hou³ hok⁶.

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) こーがく [kòógákú] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [ko̞ːɡa̠kɯ̟ᵝ]

Noun

好(こう)学(がく) • (kōgaku) ^{←かうがく (kaugaku)?}

1. scholarliness, a love of learning

   好学(こうがく)の精神(せいしん)

   kōgaku no seishin

   the spirit of scholarliness

   好学(こうがく)の士(し)

   kōgaku no shi

   a scholarly man, a man who loves learning