博識|はくしきhakushiki[0]heiban (flat)

1. nounextensive knowledge; erudition
   博識はくしきの点てんで彼かれに及およぶものはいない。↗

   No one can approach him in wideness of knowledge.
2. na-adjectivelearned; erudite; well-informed; knowledgeable

• Synonym博学はくがくWrittenWritten/formal word for deep, broad learning; stresses academic knowledge, while 「博識」 is wider still, covering general knowledge and trivia of every kind.
• Synonym物知りものしりNeutralEveryday word for a person who knows many things; colloquial and friendly in tone, as in 「物知りな人」.
• Related博雅はくがWrittenWritten and very rare; suggests learning that is broad and refined. For most purposes use 「博学」 or 「博識」, and 「物知り」 in speech.
• Antonym無知むちNeutralAntonym: lacking knowledge and understanding of things; stands opposite to being well-informed and carries a negative connotation.
• Antonym浅学せんがくWrittenWritten word for shallow, limited learning; often used to be modest about oneself, as in 「浅学非才」. The opposite of 「博学」.

To praise someone as knowledgeable in everyday speech, use 「物知り」. In written prose, 「博学」 stresses broad scholarly learning, while 「博識」 covers wide-ranging knowledge of everything. Opposites: 「無知」 (ignorant), 「浅学」 (shallow learning).

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1. 知識ちしきの範囲はんいが広ひろくあらゆる物事ものごとに詳くわしいこと。また、そのさま。もの知しり。