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    3. 知識人

    知識人

    知ち識しき人じん

    intellectual

    KMT6News #11+1NounCulture & TraditionsKanji Vocab29 strokes

    ちしきじん

    Noun

    1.
    intellectual

    Stroke 0 / 29

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    彼かれは有ゆう名めいな知ち識しき人じんです。

    He is a famous intellectual.

    KMT4Culture & TraditionsEducation
    多おおくの知ち識しき人じんが、その社しゃ会かい問もん題だいについて議ぎ論ろんしました。

    Many intellectuals discussed that social issue.

    KMT6Culture & TraditionsPolitics & Law
    知ち識しき人じんは、文ぶん化かや芸げい術じゅつの発てん展かいに大おおきく貢こう献けんしてきました。

    Intellectuals have greatly contributed to the development of culture and art.

    KMT7Culture & TraditionsArt & Design
    歴れき史し上じょうの多おおくの知ち識しき人じんが、その時じ代だいの思し想そうに大おおきな影えい響きょうを与あたえました。

    Many historical intellectuals had a great influence on the thought of their era.

    KMT7HistoryEducationCulture & Traditions
    彼かれは単たんなる学がく者しゃではなく、社しゃ会かいの変へん革かくを促うながす知ち識しき人じんとしての役やく割わりも果はたしています。

    He is not merely a scholar, but also plays the role of an intellectual who promotes social change.

    KMT8Culture & TraditionsPolitics & LawEducation

    Kanji that make up this word

    知
    し.る・し.らせる…(7)
    know・wisdom
    識
    し.る・しる.す…(3)
    discriminating・know・write
    人
    ひと・-り・-と…(7)
    person
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