jmdict 1529730 Active (id#2208176)
無学
むがく
  1. [adj-na,adj-no,n]
    • uneducated
    • ignorant
    • illiterate
  2. [n] {Buddhism}
    • arhat
    • person who has attained nirvana
History:
    • A 2022-09-10 11:49:38 Robin Scott (id#2208176)
    • Diff
      @@ -22 +22 @@
      -<gloss>someone who has attained nirvana</gloss>
      +<gloss>person who has attained nirvana</gloss>
    • A 2022-09-09 05:14:47 Jim Breen (id#2208019)
    • A* 2022-09-09 01:57:45 Stephen Kraus (id#2208004)
    • Comments
      The kokugos don't say anything specifically about a lack of an ability to read.
      I think GG5 is using "illiterate" in a figurative sense, which might cause confusion.
    • Refs
      GG5
    • Diff
      @@ -14,2 +14,3 @@
      -<gloss>illiteracy</gloss>
      -<gloss>ignorance</gloss>
      +<gloss>uneducated</gloss>
      +<gloss>ignorant</gloss>
      +<gloss>illiterate</gloss>
    • A 2020-05-23 06:12:26 Jim Breen
    • Comments
      Bulk update: Adjusting POS details
      -*- via bulkupd.py -*-
    • Diff
      @@ -11,0 +12 @@
      +<pos>&adj-no;</pos>
      @@ -13 +13,0 @@
      -<pos>&adj-no;</pos>
    • A 2013-08-14 10:38:25 Jim Breen
    • Refs
      GG5, Daijr, etc.
    • Diff
      @@ -15,0 +15,1 @@
      +<gloss>ignorance</gloss>
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