形而上

Chinese
 
to appear; to look; form
to appear; to look; form; shape
 
and; as well as; but (not)
and; as well as; but (not); yet (not); (shows causal relation); (shows change of state); (shows contrast)
 
up; on; on top
up; on; on top; upon; first; previous or last; upper; higher; above; previous; to climb; to go into; to go up
simp. and trad.
(形而上)		 形 而 上

Etymology

From the phrase 形而上者谓之道，形而下者谓之器 (“ways are on the upper end of imagery (beyond a physical image), objects are on the lower end of imagery”) in the I Ching.

Pronunciation

Noun

形而上

  1. (philosophy) abstract or intangible things

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Japanese
Kanji in this term
形 而 上
けい
Grade: 2		 じ
Jinmeiyō		 じょう
Grade: 1
on’yomi

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) けーじじょー [kèéjíjóó] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA(key): [ke̞ːʑiʑo̞ː]

Noun

形(けい)而(じ)上(じょう) • (keijijō) 

  1. (philosophy) abstract or intangible things
    Antonym: 形而下 (keijika)

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