宇宙観(うちゅうかん)

うちゅうかん
noun
view of the universe; cosmology
abstract
1. view of the universe; cosmology; conception of the cosmos
A person's or culture's conception of what the universe is and how it is structured. Used in discussions of religion, philosophy, mythology, and the history of science.
古代(こだい)の宇宙観(うちゅうかん)は今(いま)とは違(ちが)う。
The ancient view of the universe differs from today's.
この神話(しんわ)には独特(どくとく)の宇宙観(うちゅうかん)が表(あらわ)れている。
A distinctive conception of the cosmos appears in this myth.
地動説(ちどうせつ)の登場(とうじょう)は、それまでの宇宙観(うちゅうかん)を根本(こんぽん)から覆(くつがえ)した。
The appearance of the heliocentric theory overturned the prevailing view of the universe from its very foundations.

Composed of 宇宙(うちゅう) (universe, cosmos) + 観(かん) (view, outlook). Names a conception of what the universe is and how it is ordered. Common in writing on religion, mythology, and the history of science.

Common collocations

  • 古代(こだい)の宇宙観(うちゅうかん): the ancient view of the universe
  • 宇宙観(うちゅうかん)が変(か)わる: for one's view of the cosmos to change
  • 宗教的(しゅうきょうてき)な宇宙観(うちゅうかん): a religious cosmology

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Related: 世界観(せかいかん) (worldview)
Related: 自然観(しぜんかん) (view of nature)
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