倫理学

See also: 倫理學 and 伦理学

Japanese

Kanji in this term
りん
Grade: S

Grade: 2
がく
Grade: 1
on’yomi
Alternative spelling
倫理學 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Noun

(りん)()(がく) (rinrigaku) 

  1. 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

  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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