語源学
Japanese
Kanji in this term | ||
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語 | 源 | 学 |
ご Grade: 2 |
げん Grade: 6 |
がく Grade: 1 |
goon | kan'on | on'yomi |
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語源學 (kyūjitai) |
Etymology
語源 (gogen, “etymology”) + 学 (-gaku, “study”)
Pronunciation
Noun
語源学 • (gogengaku)
- etymology (study of the historical development of languages, particularly of individual words)
References
- Shinmura, Izuru, editor (1998), 広辞苑 [Kōjien] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Iwanami Shoten, →ISBN