博学

See also: 博學

Chinese

For pronunciation and definitions of 博学 – see 博學 (“learned; erudite”).
(This term, 博学, is the simplified form of 博學.)
Notes:

Japanese

Kanji in this term
博 学
はく
Grade: 4
がく
Grade: 1
on’yomi
Alternative spelling
博學 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

From Middle Chinese compound 博學/博学 (puak ɣɔk̚, literally “broad + study”). Compare modern Min Nan reading phok-ha̍k, Cantonese bok3 hok6.

Pronunciation

Adjective

博(はく)学(がく) • (hakugaku) -na (adnominal 博(はく)学(がく)な (hakugaku na), adverbial 博(はく)学(がく)に (hakugaku ni))

  1. erudite

Inflection

Noun

博(はく)学(がく) • (hakugaku) 

  1. erudition

References

  1. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN
  2. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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