学問・学文・学門|がくもんgakumon[2]nakadaka (mid-high)
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Which spelling to use
学問学問 is the most common written form and the recommended choice for beginners; it is written entirely in kanji.
学文学文 is a rarely used kanji-only variant of 学問; learners will seldom need to write it.
学門学門 is a rarely used kanji-only variant of 学問; learners will seldom need to write it.
Definitions
- noun, suru verb, intransitive verbstudy; scholarship; learning; education; knowledge
- noundiscipline; branch of learning; (a) science
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 学問する（がくもんする） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 学問します（がくもんします） |
| Negative (nai) | 学問しない（がくもんしない） |
| polite (masen) | 学問しません（がくもんしません） |
| classical zu / nu | 学問せず・学問せぬ（がくもんせず・がくもんせぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 学問した（がくもんした） |
| polite (mashita) | 学問しました（がくもんしました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 学問しなかった（がくもんしなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 学問しませんでした（がくもんしませんでした） |
| Te form | 学問して（がくもんして） |
| Potential | 学問できる（がくもんできる） |
| Passive | 学問される（がくもんされる） |
| Causative | 学問させる（がくもんさせる） |
| Causative passive | 学問させられる（がくもんさせられる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 学問すれば（がくもんすれば） |
| tara | 学問したら（がくもんしたら） |
| Volitional | 学問しよう（がくもんしよう） |
| polite (mashou) | 学問しましょう（がくもんしましょう） |
| Imperative | 学問しろ（がくもんしろ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym勉強べんきょうNeutralThe most common everyday word, for studying or working hard in general. 「学問」 also covers systematic scholarship, with a more weighty tone.
- Synonym勉学べんがくWrittenWritten style for devoted pursuit of study, as in 「勉学に励む」. 「学問」 leans toward scholarship, the body of academic knowledge.
- Synonym修学しゅうがくWrittenWritten word for pursuing one's studies, seen mainly in 「修学旅行」. 「学問」 covers both doing scholarship and the knowledge itself.
- Synonym学習がくしゅうNeutralPurposeful learning aimed at gaining knowledge, as in 「学習塾」. 「学問」 leans toward academic research.
- Synonym学識がくしきWrittenWritten: knowledge and insight gained through study, as in 「学識経験者」. 「学問」 is the academic system itself.
- Synonym学がくNeutralOn its own it means learning, but mostly in set phrases like 「学がある」; also a suffix in 「〜学」 for fields of study.
- Synonym学業がくぎょうNeutralA student's schoolwork and studies, as in 「学業成績」. 「学問」 leans toward scholarship and research.
- Synonym学びまなびNeutralLearning itself or what one has learned, with a warm, gentle feel, as in 「学びの場」. 「学問」 is the more academic term.
- Synonym学ぶまなぶNeutralVerb for learning or studying, including learning from others, with a nuance of seeking knowledge. 「学問」 is the noun.
- Synonym学修がくしゅうWrittenWritten term for study within a set curriculum, as in 「学修時間」, or for the process of studying. Say 「学習」 in daily speech; 「学問」 is scholarship as a system.
- Synonym学殖がくしょくWrittenRare written word for deep, accumulated scholarship. In everyday use, 「学識」 is the natural choice.
- Related研究けんきゅうNeutralIn-depth investigation and inquiry into a subject, as in 「研究者」. 「学問」 is scholarship as a whole.
- Related研修けんしゅうNeutralTraining to gain the knowledge or skills a job requires, as in 「新人研修」. 「学問」 refers to scholarship itself.
- Related修業しゅうぎょうWrittenStudying an art or discipline until you master it, as in 「修業年限」. 「学問」 leans toward academic scholarship.
- Related稽古けいこNeutralPractice of martial arts and traditional arts such as tea ceremony or sumo. 「学問」 is about academic knowledge.
- Related修めるおさめるWrittenWritten verb for pursuing or completing one's studies, as in 「学業を修める」. 「学問」 is the noun.
- Related修するしゅうするWrittenRare written verb: to pursue studies or complete a course, also to conduct a Buddhist service. Say 「学ぶ」 or 「勉強する」 in daily speech.
Use 「学問」 for systematic scholarship or an academic discipline. For everyday study, 「勉強」 and the verb 「学ぶ」 are the defaults; 「学習」 is planned, purposeful learning and 「研究」 in-depth research. 「稽古」 is practice of traditional arts, 「研修」 job training, 「学業」 schoolwork, 「学び」 learning with a warm nuance. For knowledge and insight choose 「学識」 (rarely 「学殖」). Written alternatives: 「勉学」, 「修学」, 「学修」, 「修業」, and verbs 「修める」, 「修する」; 「学」 mostly appears in set phrases and the suffix 「〜学」.
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