哲學

See also: 哲学

Chinese

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

Etymology

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


Noun

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

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.

Derived terms

See also

Adjective

哲學

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

Japanese

Kanji in this term
てつ
Grade: S
がく
Hyōgaiji
on’yomi

Noun

(てつ)(がく) • (tetsugaku) 

  1. Kyūjitai form of 哲学: philosophy

Korean

Hanja in this term

Noun

哲學 • (cheolhak) (hangeul 철학)

  1. Hanja form? of 철학 (philosophy).

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term

Noun

哲學

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