"哲学" meaning in Japanese

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Noun

IPA: [te̞t͡sɨᵝɡa̠kɯ̟ᵝ] Forms: 哲学 [canonical] (ruby: (てつ), (がく)), tetsugaku [romanization]
Etymology: 哲 (tetsu, “clear, wise, sage”) + 学 (gaku, “study”). Coined by Nishi Amane in his 1874 百一新論 as a translation of English philosophy. Etymology templates: {{compound|ja|哲|学|sort=てつがく|t1=clear, wise, sage|t2=study|tr1=tetsu|tr2=gaku}} 哲 (tetsu, “clear, wise, sage”) + 学 (gaku, “study”), {{coin|ja|Nishi Amane}} Coined by Nishi Amane, {{lang|ja|百一新論}} 百一新論, {{der|ja|en|philosophy|sort=てつがく}} English philosophy Head templates: {{ja-noun|てつがく}} 哲(てつ)学(がく) • (tetsugaku)
  1. philosophy Wikipedia link: ja:哲学 Categories (topical): Philosophy Derived forms: 哲学者 (tetsugakusha) (ruby: (てつ), (がく), (しゃ)) (english: philosopher), 道徳哲学 (dōtoku tetsugaku) (ruby: (どう), (とく), (てつ), (がく)) (english: moral philosophy)

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