博物
Chinese
extensive; ample; rich extensive; ample; rich; obtain; aim; to win; to get; plentiful; to gamble |
thing; object; matter | ||
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trad. (博物) | 博 | 物 | |
simp. #(博物) | 博 | 物 |
Pronunciation
Noun
博物
- (literary) every manifestation of nature; all living things
- (dated) natural science; physical science
Japanese
Kanji in this term | |
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博 | 物 |
はく Grade: 4 |
ぶつ Grade: 3 |
kan’on |
Etymology
Literary Chinese 博物 (bówù, “to know about everything; to have such broad knowledge”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ha̠kɯ̟ᵝbɯ̟ᵝt͡sɨᵝ]
Synonyms
- 博物学 (hakubutsugaku) the study of natural history
Descendants
- → Chinese: 博物 (bówù)
- → Korean: 박물 (bangmul)
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