哲學

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Chinese

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philosophy; wise
learn; study; science
learn; study; science; ‑ology
 
trad. (哲學)
simp. (哲学)
Literally: “wisdom[-making] learning”.
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Etymology

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Wasei kango (和製漢語), orthographically borrowed from Japanese 哲学(てつがく) (tetsugaku, philosophy)

(Internet slang) homosexual
From Japanese. From the practice of mistagging Billy Herrington videos as "philosophy" on Niconico Video.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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哲學

  1. philosophy
    科學技術哲學科学技术哲学  ―  kēxuéjìshù zhéxué  ―  philosophy of science and technology
    馬克思主義哲學马克思主义哲学  ―  mǎkèsīzhǔyì zhéxué  ―  Marxist philosophy
    哲學體系哲学体系  ―  zhéxué tǐxì  ―  system of philosophy

Usage notes

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Though both 哲理 (zhélǐ) and 哲學哲学 (zhéxué) can both be translated as philosophy in English, the former emphasises philosophy as a system of thought, while the later emphasises philosophy as a field of study.

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Adjective

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哲學

  1. (neologism, slang, ACG) homosexual
    alt. forms: 哲♂學哲♂学

Japanese

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Kanji in this term
てつ
Grade: S
がく
Hyōgai
on'yomi
For pronunciation and definitions of 哲學 – see the following entry.
哲学てつがく
[noun] philosophy
(This term, 哲學, is the kyūjitai of the above term.)

Korean

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Hanja in this term

Noun

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哲學 (cheolhak) (hangeul 철학)

  1. hanja form? of 철학 (philosophy)

Vietnamese

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chữ Hán Nôm in this term

Noun

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哲學

  1. chữ Hán form of triết học (philosophy).