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]

Source: The Selected Edition of the Japanese Language Dictionary About the Selected Edition of the Japanese Language Dictionary Information

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〕

出典 精選版 日本国語大辞典精選版 日本国語大辞典について 情報

<<:  Vocal music - Seigaku (English spelling)

>>:  Personality - Character

Recommend

Konoe Taneie

Year of death: July 10, 1566 (July 26, 1566) Year ...

Morel, E.

...The Congo Free State was practically a private...

batch reactor

...This is because the reaction rate constant gen...

"Foundations of Geometry" - Kikagaku Kisoron

…Generally, geometry is explained as mathematics ...

《Basic Japanese》 - Kiso Japanese

...Furthermore, a vocabulary that is designed to ...

Minotaur - Minotaur (English spelling)

A monster from Greek mythology. When Zeus' so...

Land bleaching - Oka-sarashi

...Under the Shogunate law, there were two types ...

Othensve

...Population: 184,000 (1996). The name of the to...

Kinsha Chirimen

A type of crepe, a representative silk fabric. It ...

Jhang Maghiāna (English spelling)

A city in the central Punjab province of Pakistan,...

Wang Qi (English spelling)

A Chinese scholar of the Ming Dynasty. Born in Sha...

Horikawa Nami no Tsuzumi

Joruri Gidayubushi (play of the chanted chant). S...

Quarantotti Gambini, PA (English name)

…On the other hand, those who survived World War ...

Itard, JMG (English) ItardJMG

... The first case report of behavior therapy was...

Cascais - Cascais (English spelling)

A seaside resort town in the Extremadura region i...