literacy

Japanese: literacy
literacy

…In English, this is called the "three R's" (the three words reading, writing, and arithmetic all have R in them, so they are called the 3R's). The word "literacy" was established to mean the ability to read and write after the 1880s, which shows that reading and writing came to be seen as a basic ability necessary for everyone from that time on. However, even if it is called a basic ability, the scope of it is unclear. …

*Some of the terminology that mentions "literacy" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…英語では,これに〈スリーアールズ〉(読み・書き・算を表すreading,writing,arithmeticの3語にRがあるので,3R’sという)の語をあてる。また読み書き能力を表す〈リテラシーliteracy〉の語の定着は1880年代以降であり,このことはその時期から読み書きが万人に必要な基礎能力とみられるようになったことを示している。ただし基礎能力といっても,どこまでの範囲をさすかあいまいである。…

※「literacy」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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