Kangaku
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Kangaku (漢学, かんがく, Kyūjitai: 漢學) was the pre-modern Japanese study of China.[1] Kangaku was the counterpart of kokugaku and Yōgaku or Rangaku. Scholars of kangaku are called kangakusha (漢学者).
Kangaku and sinology[edit]
In modern Japan, sinology (Chugokugaku, 中国学, or formerly Shinagaku, 支那學) refers to Western and modern Chinese studies, whereas kangaku refers to traditional or pre-modern studies.[2]
The Chinese term for sinology, 漢學, and Japanese kangaku are represented by the same Chinese characters, but in Japan a distinction is made between kangaku and sinology.
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ MEHL, MARGARET (August 19, 2022). "Chinese Learning (kangaku) in Meiji Japan (1868–1912)". History.
- ^ Yu, A. C. "Kangaku (Sinology) - Japanese Wiki Corpus". www.japanese-wiki-corpus.org. Retrieved 2022-08-19.
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