学
study · learning · science
Details
Stroke Order
Component Breakdown
Schoolhouse top + child
Cultural Context
Etymology
Child (子) learning with hands (臼). A child studying under a roof.
Symbolism
Knowledge, education, aspiration. Reflects Japanese culture's emphasis on lifelong learning.
Related Culture & Scenes
- — Deepening learning
Anime & Manga
暗殺教室
Assassination Classroom(2012)
Set in a school (classroom). Unique school story where students aim to assassinate their teacher.
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ペルソナ
Persona(1996)
Developer: Atlus
RPG traversing school life and otherworld. 'Students' as protagonists.
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Four-Character Compounds
曲学阿世
きょくがくあせい
prostitution of learning; twisting the truth and truckling to the times; prostitution of learning
人生哲学
じんせいてつがく
philosophy of life; philosophy of life
博学多才
はくがくたさい
wide knowledge and versatile talents; wide knowledge and versatile talents
浅学非才
せんがくひさい
one's lack of learning or ability; shallow learning and limited ability; one's lack of learning or ability
自学自習
じがくじしゅう
teaching oneself; learning by oneself; self-study; teaching oneself
苦学力行
くがくりっこう
strenuous pursuit of learning under difficulties; strenuous pursuit of learning under difficulties
無学文盲
むがくもんもう
ignorant and illiterate; uneducated and illiterate; uneducated and illiterate person; ignorant and illiterate
外題学問
げだいがくもん
putting on a knowing air when one only knows the title of the book (play, etc.); pretending to understand the nature of something when one only knows its name; putting on a knowing air when one only knows the title of the book (play, etc.)
浅学寡聞
せんがくかぶん
shallow learning and limited information; being ignorant and badly informed; shallow learning and limited information
博学多識
はくがくたしき
erudition and extensive knowledge; erudition and extensive knowledge
無学無識
むがくむしき
illiterate and ignorant; uneducated and lacking in wisdom and discernment; illiterate and ignorant
無学無知
むがくむち
illiterate and ignorant; illiterate and ignorant
下学上達
かがくじょうたつ
beginning one's studies with something familiar and gradually increasing the depth of learning; beginning one's studies with something familiar and gradually increasing the depth of learning
産学協同
さんがくきょうどう
industry-university cooperation; industry-university cooperation
Proverbs & Idioms
学問に王道なし
がくもんにおうどうなし
There is no royal road to learning
Learning requires effort