学問(がくもん)

がくもん
noun / suru-verb
learning, scholarship, study
1. learning, scholarship, academic study
The systematic pursuit of knowledge; academic discipline.
学問(がくもん)に励(はげ)む。
To devote oneself to study.
学問(がくもん)に王道(おうどう)なし。
There is no royal road to learning.
Proverb
彼(かれ)は学問(がくもん)のある人(ひと)だ。
He is a learned person.

学問(がくもん) refers to academic learning and scholarship.

COMMON PATTERNS:

  • 学問(がくもん)する (to study - formal)
  • 学問(がくもん)に励(はげ)む (to devote oneself to study)
  • 学問(がくもん)を修(おさ)める (to acquire learning)

COMPOUND WORDS:

  • 学問(がくもん)的(てき) (academic, scholarly)
  • 学問(がくもん)の自由(じゆう) (academic freedom)

PROVERBS:

  • 学問(がくもん)に王道(おうどう)なし (No royal road to learning)
  • 学問(がくもん)のすすめ (Encouragement of Learning - famous book by Fukuzawa Yukichi)

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 勉強(べんきょう): study (more casual)
  • 学習(がくしゅう): study, learning
  • 学問(がくもん): scholarship (more formal, academic)

Related Words

Related: 勉強(べんきょう) (study)
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Added 2026.1.11 19:37 · Revised 2026.1.19 21:17
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