好学 in Japanese

IPA: [ko̞ːɡa̠kɯ̟] Forms: 好学 [canonical] (ruby: 好(こう), 学(がく)), kōgaku [romanization], kaugaku [romanization], かうがく [hiragana, historical] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: /kauɡaku/ → /kɔːɡaku/ → /koːɡaku/ From Middle Chinese compound 好學 /好学 (xawᴴ hæwk, literally “to like + to learn”). Compare modern Cantonese reading hou³ hok⁶. Etymology templates: {{der|ja|ltc|-|sort=こうがく}} Middle Chinese, {{cog|yue|-}} Cantonese Head templates: {{ja-noun|こうがく|hhira=かうがく}} 好(こう)学(がく) • (kōgaku) ^(←かうがく (kaugaku)?)

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"好学" meaning in Japanese

Noun