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がくむん【学問】

gakumun

Pronunciation: [ɡakumuŋ̍]

Definition

Noun

  1. Academic study; academic knowledge; academic wisdom; academic learning; academic discipline

Etymology

Borrowed from standard Japanese がくもん【学問】 gakumon "study". Ultimately from Chinese 【學問・学问】 "learning, discipline" (cf. Mandarin xuéwèn; Cantonese hok6 man6; Hokkien ha̍k-būn), reconstructed for Middle Chinese as *haewk mjunH.

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Kanji学問
Kanaがくむん
Romanizationgakumun
Pronunciation (IPA)[ɡakumuŋ̍]

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Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2025, September 11). がくむん【学問】 : gakumun | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2025, December 5, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/7584/gakumun/.