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：2025/12/06
理学
Hiragana
りがく
Noun
abbreviation
alt-of
obsolete
clipping
broadly
Japanese Meaning
自然界の現象を数理的・実験的に研究する学問分野。物理学の略として用いられることがある。 / 宋・明代に発展した儒教の一派である宋明理学の略称。 / （古語的・古風）哲学の意味で用いられた語。
Easy Japanese Meaning
むかしの学問のなまえや、ものごとのしくみを考える学問をさすことば
Sense（1）
Short for 宋明理学 (Sō-Min rigaku, “Neo-Confucianism”).
Sense（2）
(obsolete) Synonym of 哲学 (tetsugaku, “philosophy”)
Sense（3）
Clipping of 物理学 (butsurigaku, “physics”).
Sense（4）
(obsolete, by extension) Synonym of 自然科学 (shizen kagaku, “natural science”)
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Short for 宋明理学 (Sō-Min rigaku, “Neo-Confucianism”). / (obsolete) Synonym of 哲学 (tetsugaku, “philosophy”) / Clipping of 物理学 (butsurigaku, “physics”).
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理学
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He is deeply interested in the study of Sō-Min rigaku.
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彼は理学の研究に深く興味を持っています。
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