形而上
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Chinese[edit]
to appear; to look; form to appear; to look; form; shape |
and; as well as; but (not) and; as well as; but (not); yet (not); (shows causal relation); (shows change of state); (shows contrast) |
up; on; on top up; on; on top; upon; first; previous or last; upper; higher; above; previous; to climb; to go into; to go up | ||
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simp. and trad. (形而上) |
形 | 而 | 上 |
Etymology[edit]
From the phrase 形而上者谓之道,形而下者谓之器 (“ways are on the upper end of imagery (beyond a physical image), objects are on the lower end of imagery”) in the I Ching.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
形而上
Synonyms[edit]
- 形上 (xíngshàng)
Antonyms[edit]
- 形而下 (xíng'érxià)
Derived terms[edit]
Japanese[edit]
Kanji in this term | ||
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形 | 而 | 上 |
けい Grade: 2 |
じ Jinmeiyō |
じょう Grade: 1 |
kan’on | goon |
Etymology[edit]
Coined by Japanese philosopher Inoue Tetsujirō in 1881 in his work 哲学字彙 (Tetsugaku Jii, “Dictionary of Philosophy”) as a translation of English abstract, based on the phrase 形而上者謂之道 in the Book of Changes (《易經》).[1][2][3][4]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
形而上 • (keijijō) ←けいじじやう (keizizyau)?
- (philosophy) abstract or intangible things
- Antonym: 形而下 (keijika)
Derived terms[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Shinmura, Izuru, editor (1998), 広辞苑 [Kōjien] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tōkyō: Iwanami Shoten, →ISBN
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ^ “形而上”, in 日本国語大辞典 (Nihon Kokugo Daijiten, “Nihon Kokugo Daijiten”)[1] (in Japanese), concise edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, 2000
- ^ Inoue, Tetsujirō (1881) 哲学字彙 [Dictionary of Philosophy][2], University of Tokyo, page 1
- ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
Korean[edit]
Hanja in this term | ||
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形 | 而 | 上 |
Noun[edit]
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