がくもん
Meanings
Noun
Verb (する)
1. study; scholarship; learning; education; knowledge
Noun
2. discipline; branch of learning; (a) science
Pitch accent
もん
Composed of
learning; scholarship; study; study of ...; -ology; -ics
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; division; phylum; counter for cannons
Used in vocabulary (12 in total)
imperfect (superficial) knowledge
ignorant and illiterate; uneducated and illiterate; uneducated and illiterate person
Examples (11 in total)
A little learning is a dangerous thing.
She has a love of learning.
Learning should not be forced. Learning should be encouraged.
The study which Mr Smith specializes in is economics.
Linguistics is the discipline which aims to describe language.
Psychology is the scientific study of the mind.
Desert ecology is a new field of study.
Though he is very learned, he lacks common sense.
My father studies astronomy, or the science of stars.
My interest in politics is strictly academic.
Philosophy is an interesting subject.