Where does “気学” come from?

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

気学 (Japanese): 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

Definitions

  1. 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

Ancestry of “気学”, step by step

気学 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 学

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese学scholarship; learning; knowledge; -ology; -ics;...
2Middle Chinese學—

via Japanese 気

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese気spirit, mood; inclination, will, mood, urge;...
2Middle Chinese氣spirit; breath

Words derived from “気学”

Every word from Middle Chinese 學 →Every word from Japanese 学 →