Japanese

がくもん
Meaning: scholarship; study; learning; discipline
Part of Speech: Noun

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学
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Example sentences

He devoted his life to scholarship.
彼は真面目な学問の徒として知られている。
He is known as a serious student of learning.
この神社には学問の神様が祀られている。
The god of learning is enshrined in this shrine.
彼はこの学問の始祖として、後世に名を残した。
He left his name to posterity as the founder of this field of study.
この神社では、学問の神様を祭っている。
This shrine enshrines the god of learning.
彼は一生をかけて、その学問の深奥を窮めようとした。
He spent his whole life trying to master the depths of that field of study.
人文科学は人間の文化や歴史を研究する学問です。
Humanities are studies that research human culture and history.
湯島聖堂は江戸時代に建てられた学問の場所だ
Yushima Seido is a place of learning built in the Edo period.
彼は夏侯拾芥の教えを守り、日々学問に励んでいる。
He follows the teaching of Kakou-shuukai and strives in his studies every day.
まず学問の泛論を述べ、次に各論に移ることにした。
I decided to first state the general theory of the discipline and then move on to the specifics.

Usage Notes

Refers to the systematic study of a subject or the body of knowledge acquired through learning.

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