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kangaku

Chinese studies (sinology) in Edo period in early modern Japan (as opposed to kō-kangaku)
Class type of: sinology Q5646725

Facts

9 properties
Instance of
academic discipline
Country
Japan[2]
Subclass of
sinology[4]
Different from
sinology, Han learning[7][8]
Is the study of
Chinese culture[10]
Language used
kanbun[11]
Named after
Han dynasty[3]
Opposite of
kokugaku, rangaku[5][6]
Time period
Edo period[9]
🏷️ Also known as
en kangaku fa کانگاکو ja 中国学 (江戸時代) ja 漢学 uk кангаку zh 汉学
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Google Knowledge Graph ID
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NDL Authority ID
00564868

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Opposite of 2
rangaku, kokugaku
← Opposite of 2
rangaku, kokugaku
← Studied by 2
Confucianism, Chinese culture
Country 1
Japan
Different from 1
sinology
Instance of 1
academic discipline
Is the study of 1
Chinese culture
Language used 1
kanbun
Named after 1
Han dynasty
Subclass of 1
sinology
Time period 1
Edo period
← Different from 1
sinology
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Summary

kangaku is an academic discipline[1].

Related Entities

Japan kokugaku rangaku sinology

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  10. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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