rangaku

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 蘭学, literally "Dutch learning", and by extension "Western learning".

Noun

rangaku (uncountable)

  1. (historical) The Japanese study of Western knowledge.

Anagrams

Dutch

Etymology

From Japanese 蘭学 (literally “Dutch learning”).

Noun

rangaku ? (uncountable)

  1. (historical) study of Western knowledge. Dutch authorities from Deshima passed on Western knowledge and history of the world outside Japan onto the Japanese court in annual tea-sessions.

Japanese

Romanization

rangaku

  1. Rōmaji transcription of らんがく
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