好学

好学

See also: 好學

Chinese

For pronunciation and definitions of 好学 – see 好學 (“to be eager to study; to be fond of learning; to be studious; to be scholarly; etc.”). (This term, 好学, is the simplified form of 好學.)

Notes: Simplified Chinese is mainly used in Mainland China and Singapore. Traditional Chinese is mainly used in Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan.

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
好	学
こう Grade: 4	がく Grade: 1
on’yomi

Etymology

/kauɡaku/ → /kɔːɡaku/ → /koːɡaku/

From Middle Chinese compound 好學 (xaw^H hæwk, literally “to like + to learn”). Compare modern Cantonese reading hou³ hok⁶.

Pronunciation

• On’yomi: Goon
  • (Tokyo) こーがく [kòógákú] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA^(key): [ko̞ːɡa̠kɯ̟ᵝ]

Noun

好学 (hiragana こうがく, rōmaji kōgaku, historical hiragana かうがく)

1. scholarliness, a love of learning

   好学 (こうがく)の精 (せい)神 (しん)

   kōgaku no seishin

   the spirit of scholarliness

   好学 (こうがく)の士 (し)

   kōgaku no shi

   a scholarly man, a man who loves learning

References

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