哲学 (tetsugaku) means “philosophy” | MotiTan Japanese Dictionary

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友達と哲学について話すと、新しい考え方に気づきます。tomo dachi to tetsu gaku ni tsu i te hana su to atara shi i kanga e kata ni ki zu ki ma su

When I talk about philosophy with my friends, I notice new ways of thinking.

Centers on thinking carefully about the deepest questions concerning existence, knowledge, and values.

思想shisō: An organized set of ideas about reality, knowledge, and the meaning of life.

世界や人間に関する根本的な問いを、理性によって明らかにしようとする学問。se kai ya nin gen ni kan su ru kon pon teki na to i o ri sei ni yo tte aki ra ka ni shi yō to su ru gaku mon

哲学 (tetsugaku) is a Sino-Japanese compound of 哲 (tetsu, "wise") and 学 (gaku, "learning"), so its form connects wisdom with systematic study.

The word philosophy appears in common phrases such as personal philosophy, where it refers to principles that guide a person's choices.