中国学(ちゅうごくがく)

ちゅうごくがく
noun
Chinese studies; Sinology
1. Chinese studies; Sinology
The academic study of China, covering its language, literature, history, thought, and culture.
大学(だいがく)で中国学(ちゅうごくがく)を専攻(せんこう)する。
Major in Chinese studies at university.
彼女(かのじょ)は中国学(ちゅうごくがく)を研究(けんきゅう)している。
She does research in Chinese studies.
中国学(ちゅうごくがく)では、古典(こてん)の原文(げんぶん)を読(よ)み解(と)く力(ちから)が求(もと)められる。
Chinese studies requires the ability to read and interpret classical texts in the original.

Composed of 中国(ちゅうごく) (China) + the suffix 学(がく) (the study of). One of many academic fields named with the ～学(がく) pattern.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 中国学(ちゅうごくがく)を専攻(せんこう)する: to major in Chinese studies
  • 中国学(ちゅうごくがく)の研究者(けんきゅうしゃ): a scholar of Chinese studies

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 漢学(かんがく): classical Chinese learning — the older tradition focused on Chinese classics and Confucian texts
  • 東洋学(とうようがく): Oriental studies — a broader field covering Asia as a whole
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