Etymology

rangaku

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Today it means: The Japanese study of Western knowledge. Full definition →

Japanese 蘭学
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  1. Japanese · borrowed from蘭学
  2. English todayrangaku

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

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.