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Native Script:한국어 한글
Pronunciation / Transliteration: hak
"그는 전통적인 학문을 연구합니다."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A Japanese root term referring to learning, study, or a branch of academic knowledge.
"His primary focus in university was the traditional gaku of East Asian philosophy." - 2
In composition, a framing element or musical movement style associated with specific Japanese artistic traditions.
"The performance concluded with a traditional gaku instrumental arrangement."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Borrowed from Japanese 学 (gaku), meaning study, learning, or science, ultimately originating from Middle Chinese derivations of classical learning concepts. In contemporary cross-cultural academic and linguistic contexts, it is adopted to describe Japanese systems of learning or specific educational frameworks.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Gaku" is said worldwide
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apprentissage
Transliteration: /a.pʁɑ̃.tis.aʒ/
"Son gaku se concentre sur la philosophie ancienne."
Gelehrsamkeit
Transliteration: /ɡəˈleːɐ̯samt͡kaɪ̯t/
"Seine Studien widmen sich dem traditionellen gaku."
studio
Transliteration: /ˈstu.djo/
"Il suo gaku riflette la cultura giapponese."
estudio
Transliteration: /esˈtu.ðjo/
"El gaku abarca diversas disciplinas académicas."
estudo
Transliteration: /iʃˈtu.du/
"O conceito de gaku é central para a educação tradicional."
अध्ययन
Transliteration: adhyayan
Script: हिंदी देवनागरी
"जापानी गकु (gaku) अध्ययन का एक रूप है।"
学
Transliteration: xué
Script: 中文汉字
"这种传统学问需要长时间的积累。"
학
Transliteration: hak
Script: 한국어 한글
"그는 전통적인 학문을 연구합니다."
学
Transliteration: gaku
Script: 日本語
"彼は熱心に学問を修めている。"
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