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jmdict 1955900 Active (id: 1961700)
[news1,nf12]
がく [news1,nf12]
1. [n]
▶ learning
▶ scholarship
▶ study
▶ erudition
▶ knowledge
▶ education
2. [n-suf]
▶ study of ...
▶ -ology
▶ -ics



History:
4. A 2017-10-09 03:34:28  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
3. A* 2017-10-08 22:23:52  Robin Scott <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
gg5
  Comments:
I don't think the suffix sense needs to go first just because it's more common.
If a person is looking up "学", it's unlikely they're confused by words like 数学, 地理学, etc.
  Diff:
@@ -15,6 +14,0 @@
-<pos>&suf;</pos>
-<gloss>-ology</gloss>
-<gloss>-ics</gloss>
-<gloss>study of ...</gloss>
-</sense>
-<sense>
@@ -23,0 +18 @@
+<gloss>study</gloss>
@@ -25,0 +21,7 @@
+<gloss>education</gloss>
+</sense>
+<sense>
+<pos>&n-suf;</pos>
+<gloss>study of ...</gloss>
+<gloss>-ology</gloss>
+<gloss>-ics</gloss>
2. A 2013-12-30 22:24:45  Rene Malenfant <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
gg5
  Comments:
references, please
  Diff:
@@ -16 +16,3 @@
-<gloss>the study of</gloss>
+<gloss>-ology</gloss>
+<gloss>-ics</gloss>
+<gloss>study of ...</gloss>
1. A* 2013-12-29 03:44:19  Chris Vasselli <...address hidden...>
  Comments:
Much more commonly used a suffix than a noun.
  Diff:
@@ -14,0 +15,4 @@
+<pos>&suf;</pos>
+<gloss>the study of</gloss>
+</sense>
+<sense>

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