English
kigaku
Kigaku comes from Japanese 気学 ‘kigaku: a form of fortune-telling based on…’.
- Japanesemodern気学kigaku‘kigaku: a form of fortune-telling based on Chinese twelve year zodiac cycle calendar and…’
- Englishtodaykigaku
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
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- Japanesemodern気学kigaku‘kigaku: a form of fortune-telling based on Chinese twelve year zodiac cycle calendar and…’
- Englishtodaykigaku
Every English word from Japanese 気学
Today it means
noun A form of fortune-telling of Japanese origin based on Chinese twelve year zodiac cycle calendar, and the five traditional elements of wood, fire, earth, metal, and water.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Japanese 気学 / kigaku