数学

数学

See also: 數學

Chinese

For pronunciation and definitions of 数学 – see 數學 (“mathematics”). (This term, 数学, is the simplified form of 數學.)

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
数	学
すう Grade: 2	がく Grade: 1
kan’yōon	on’yomi

Etymology

From 数 (sū, “number”) +‎ 学 (-gaku, “-logy; -graphy”)

Pronunciation

• On’yomi
  • (Tokyo) すうがく [sùúgákú] (Heiban – [0])[1][2][3]
  • IPA^(key): [sɨᵝːɡa̠kɯ̟ᵝ]

Noun

数学 (shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai kanji 數學, hiragana すうがく, rōmaji sūgaku)

1. mathematics (field of study)

Derived terms

• 数 (すう)学 (がく)者 (しゃ) (sūgakusha, “mathematician”)

References

1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
2. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN
3. 1997, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

• 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.