Where does “kigaku” come from?

kigaku (English) comes from Japanese 気学, from Japanese 学, from Middle Chinese 學.

kigaku (English): 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

Definitions

  1. 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

Ancestry of “kigaku”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese気学kigaku: a form of fortune-telling based on Chinese twelve year zodiac cycle calendar and the five traditional elements of wood, fire, earth, metal, and water
2Japanese学scholarship; learning; knowledge; -ology; -ics;...
3Middle Chinese學—
Every word from Middle Chinese 學 →Every word from Japanese 学 →Every word from Japanese 気学 →