耳学問

耳学問

Japanese

Kanji in this term
耳	学	問
みみ Grade: 1	がく Grade: 1	もん Grade: 3
kun’yomi	on’yomi

Alternative spelling
耳學問 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

From 耳(みみ) (mimi) + 学問(がくもん) (gakumon).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) みみがく​もん [mìmígákúꜜmòǹ] (Nakadaka – [4])[1]
• (Tokyo) みみが​くもん [mìmígáꜜkùmòǹ] (Nakadaka – [3])[1]
• IPA^(key): [mʲimʲiɡa̠kɯ̟ᵝmõ̞ɴ]

Noun

耳(みみ)学(がく)問(もん) • (mimi-gakumon)  (historical kana みみがくもん)

1. knowledge obtained via word of mouth (as opposed to obtained via personal study)

Synonyms

• 耳学(じがく) (jigaku)
• 聞(き)き取(と)り学問(がくもん) (kikitori gakumon)

References

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