碩学

Japanese JLPT N1 Vocabulary Japanese ★ 1/5 formal せきがくsekigaku
読み せきがく
ローマ字 sekigaku
漢字の分解 碩 (seki) — great, large; 学 (gaku) — learning, scholarship
発音 /se.ki.ɡa.kɯ/

意味

Great scholar; erudite person; polymath. An individual of vast and profound learning across multiple domains of knowledge.

A formal, elevated noun used to honour scholars of exceptional breadth and depth. The character 碩 (seki — large, great) is rarely encountered outside literary or honorific contexts. The term frequently appears in obituaries, commemorative essays, and formal academic tributes. Using it casually would sound strangely pompous; it belongs to the register of solemn scholarly tribute and retrospective praise.

例文

  1. 田中先生は国文学の碩学として後世に名を残された方だ。
  2. 碩学と呼ばれるに相応しい膨大な著作が遺されている。
  3. 若い研究者たちは碩学の薫陶を受けながら研究に励んだ。

使い方ガイド

場面: academic tributes, obituaries, literary criticism

トーン: reverential

起源と歴史

From 碩 (seki — large, great) and 学 (gaku — learning, scholarship). The character 碩 suggests 'great in magnitude,' and its combination with 学 elevates the term well above ordinary words for 'scholar' such as 学者, conferring a sense of historical stature.

文化的背景

時代: Classical

世代: Scholars, older generation

社会的背景: Academic

関連フレーズ

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