形而上

Chinese
 
to appear; to look; form
to appear; to look; form; shape
 
and; as well as; but (not)
and; as well as; but (not); yet (not); (shows causal relation); (shows change of state); (shows contrast)
 
up; on; on top
up; on; on top; upon; first; previous or last; upper; higher; above; previous; to climb; to go into; to go up
simp. and trad.
(形而上)		 形 而 上

Etymology

From the phrase 形而上者谓之道，形而下者谓之器 (“ways are on the upper end of imagery (beyond a physical image), objects are on the lower end of imagery”) in the I Ching.

Pronunciation

Noun

形而上

  1. (philosophy) abstract or intangible things

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Japanese
Kanji in this term
形 而 上
けい
Grade: 2		 じ
Jinmeiyō		 じょう
Grade: 1
kan’on goon

Etymology

Coined by Japanese philosopher Inoue Tetsujirō in 1881 in his work 哲学字彙 (Tetsugaku Jii, “Dictionary of Philosophy”) as a translation of English abstract, based on the phrase 形而上者謂之道 in the Book of Changes (《易經》).[1][2][3][4]

Pronunciation

Noun

形(けい)而(じ)上(じょう) • (keijijō) ←けいじじやう (keizizyau)?

  1. (philosophy) abstract or intangible things
    Antonym: 形而下 (keijika)

Derived terms

References
  1. Shinmura, Izuru, editor (1998), 広辞苑 [Kōjien] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tōkyō: Iwanami Shoten, →ISBN
  2. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. “形而上”, in 日本国語大辞典 (Nihon Kokugo Daijiten, “Nihon Kokugo Daijiten”)‎ (in Japanese), concise edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, 2000
  4. Inoue, Tetsujirō (1881) 哲学字彙 [Dictionary of Philosophy]‎, University of Tokyo, page 1
  5. Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean
Hanja in this term
形而上

Noun

形而上 • (hyeong'isang) (hangeul 형이상)

  1. Hanja form? of 형이상.
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