Vocabulary

What does 哲学 (てつがく, tetsugaku) mean?

哲学 (てつがく, tetsugaku) means philosophy.

Quick facts
Readingてつがく
Romajitetsugaku
Part of speechnoun
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N3
てつがく
N3 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommontetsugaku

philosophy

  1. 1noun philosophy

Example sentences

  • Philosophy books are a bit difficult.

  • I'm studying philosophy at university.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

Voice: VOICEVOX Nemo.

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