Chinese

Japanese

Etymology

From Middle Chinese compound 國學 ‎(kwok hæwk, “nation + learning”). Compare modern traditional Min Nan 國學 ‎(kok-ha̍k).

Pronunciation

• On'yomi
• (Tokyo) こくがく [kòkúgákú] (Heiban - [0])^[1][2]
• IPA^(key): [ko̞kɯᵝɡ̃a̠kɯᵝ]

Noun

国学 ‎(shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai kanji 國學, 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 Edo period as a move away from the study of China.

   Note that this term means sinology in Chinese contexts.

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.

Derived terms

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

External links

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

References

1. ↑ 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13905-9
2. ↑ 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, ISBN 978-4-14-011112-3