好学

See also: 好學

Chinese
For pronunciation and definitions of 好学 – see 好學 (“to be eager to study; to be fond of learning; to be studious; to be scholarly; etc.”).
(This term, 好学, is the simplified form of 好學.)
Notes:

Japanese
Kanji in this term
好 学
こう
Grade: 4		 がく
Grade: 1
on’yomi

Etymology

/kauɡaku/ → /kɔːɡaku/ → /koːɡaku/

From Middle Chinese compound 好學 (xawH hæwk, literally “to like + to learn”). Compare modern Cantonese reading hou3 hok6.

Pronunciation

Noun

好学 (hiragana こうがく, rōmaji kōgaku, historical hiragana かうがく)

  1. scholarliness, a love of learning
    好学 (こうがく)の精 (せい)神 (しん)
    kōgaku no seishin
    the spirit of scholarliness
    好学 (こうがく)の士 (し)
    kōgaku no shi
    a scholarly man, a man who loves learning

References
  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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