English
rangaku
Rangaku comes from Japanese 蘭学 ‘study of Western knowledge’.
- Japanesemodern蘭学‘study of Western knowledge’
- Englishtodayrangaku
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Japanesemodern蘭学‘study of Western knowledge’
- Englishtodayrangaku
The story
Borrowed from Japanese 蘭学, literally "Dutch learning", and by extension "Western learning".
Every English word from Japanese 蘭学
Today it means
noun The Japanese study of Western knowledge.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Japanese 蘭学 / rangaku