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rangaku

rangaku noun: the Japanese study of Western knowledge.

Noun

rangaku (uncountable)

  1. (historical) The Japanese study of Western knowledge.

Origin of rangaku

Borrowed from Japanese 蘭学, literally "Dutch learning", and by extension "Western learning".

Words formed from rangaku

  • rangaku-sha

Questions about rangaku

What does rangaku mean?
Rangaku means the Japanese study of Western knowledge.
What part of speech is rangaku?
Rangaku is a noun.

Words near rangaku in the dictionary

  1. rang up the curtain
  2. Rang-ay
  3. Rang-ayan
  4. ranga
  5. Ranga Reddy
  6. rangaku
  7. rangale
  8. Rangamati District
  9. Ranganath
  10. Ranganatha
  11. Rangari

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