儒者(じゅしゃ)

じゅしゃ
noun
Confucian scholar; follower of Confucianism
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1. Confucian scholar; follower of Confucianism
a scholar who studies and practices Confucian philosophy, especially in the context of pre-modern East Asian intellectual history
江戸(えど)時代(じだい)には多(おお)くの儒者(じゅしゃ)がいた。
There were many Confucian scholars during the Edo period.
儒者(じゅしゃ)たちは藩(はん)の政治(せいじ)にも大(おお)きな影響(えいきょう)を与(あた)えた。
Confucian scholars also had a great influence on domain politics.
有名(ゆうめい)な儒者(じゅしゃ)である荻生徂徠(おぎゅうそらい)は、独自(どくじ)の学問(がくもん)体系(たいけい)を築(きず)いた。
The famous Confucian scholar Ogyu Sorai established his own system of learning.

Refers specifically to scholars of Confucianism (儒学(じゅがく)), a philosophical tradition originating in China that emphasizes ethics, social harmony, and proper governance. In Japan, Confucian scholars were particularly influential during the Edo period (1603-1868), when the Tokugawa shogunate adopted Neo-Confucianism as its official ideology.

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Similar words

  • 儒学者(じゅがくしゃ): Confucian scholar — a synonymous but slightly more formal compound
  • 学者(がくしゃ): scholar — a general term for any academic or learned person
  • 朱子学者(しゅしがくしゃ): Neo-Confucian scholar — specifically a follower of Zhu Xi's school of thought
  • 国学者(こくがくしゃ): scholar of National Learning — scholars who studied Japan's native traditions as a counterpoint to Chinese Confucianism

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Compare: 学者(がくしゃ) (scholar)
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