学ぶ

• 読み: まなぶ
• ローマ字: manabu
• 漢字の分解: 学 (gaku/mana) — learning, study, science
• 発音: /ma.na.bɯ/

意味

To learn; to study. Acquiring knowledge or skills through effort and experience.

A Group 1 (godan) transitive verb. Compared to 勉強する (studying as an activity), 学ぶ emphasizes the deeper process of gaining understanding: 歴史から学ぶ (to learn from history), 失敗から学ぶ (to learn from mistakes). Slightly more literary than 勉強する and often implies wisdom or insight gained through experience.

例文

1. 大学で経済学を学んでいます。
2. 失敗から多くのことを学んだ。
3. 外国に住んで異文化を学ぶのは貴重な経験だ。

使い方ガイド

場面: education, self-improvement, philosophy

トーン: earnest

起源と歴史

From Old Japanese, related to 真似ぶ (manebu, to imitate), reflecting the ancient view that learning begins with imitation. The kanji 学 depicts a child under a roof, symbolizing education.

文化的背景

時代: Ancient

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal