Western learning - Seigaku

Japanese: 西学 - せいがく
Western learning - Seigaku
〘 noun 〙① (from the fact that it was located in the western suburbs) A primary school in the Zhou dynasty in China. [Book of Rites - Rites] ② Western learning. ※Minatogawa Shrine petition - May 22, 1873 (Complete Law Classification) "It would be outrageous if Western learning were to go against the wishes of the Republic and lead to misunderstandings and the creation of a new class of people." [Zhou Li Zheng Yao - Interpretation]

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Japanese:
〘名〙① (西郊にあったところから) 中国、周代の小学のこと。〔礼記‐祭義〕② 西洋の学問。※湊川神社願‐明治六年(1873)五月二二日(法規分類大全)「西学万一悖逆誤解仕共和廷 替等相唱 類 生候ては以ての外の事にて」 〔周礼政要‐通訳〕

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