気学
Appearance
Japanese
[edit]Kanji in this term | |
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気 | 学 |
き Grade: 1 |
がく Grade: 1 |
on'yomi |
Alternative spelling |
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氣學 (kyūjitai) |
Etymology
[edit]Compound of 気 (ki, “air, gas; spirit”) + 学 (gaku, “study”).
Noun
[edit]- kigaku: a form of fortune-telling based on Chinese twelve year zodiac cycle calendar and the five traditional elements of wood, fire, earth, metal, and water.
- (engineering, uncommon) pneumatics (as a subject of study)
- Synonym: (also glossed as aerodynamics) 空気力樂 (kūki ryokugaku)
Further reading
[edit]- 気学 on the Japanese Wikipedia.Wikipedia ja
- Chinese zodiac on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Wu Xing on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Feng Shui on Wikipedia.Wikipedia