倫理学

See also: 倫理學 and 伦理学

Japanese

Kanji in this term
倫	理	学
りん Grade: S	り Grade: 2	がく Grade: 1
on’yomi

Alternative spelling
倫理學 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

From 倫理 (rinri, “ethic”) +‎ 学 (-gaku, “-logy; -graphy”), coined by Inoue Tetsujirō as a calque of English ethics.[1]

Pronunciation

On’yomi

(Tokyo) りんりがく [rìńríꜜgàkù] (Nakadaka – [3])[1]
IPA^(key): [ɾʲĩnɾʲiɡa̠kɯ̟ᵝ]

Noun

倫(りん)理(り)学(がく) • (rinrigaku)

ethics (study of principles governing right and wrong conduct)
Synonym: 道徳哲学 (dotoku tetsugaku)

Descendants

→ Chinese: 倫理學／伦理学 (lúnlǐxué)
→ Korean: 윤리학 (yullihak)
→ Vietnamese: luân lí học

References

2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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