Word Meaning 外題学問

げだいがくもん gedaigakumon

外題学問 is read as げだいがくもん (gedaigakumon) and means putting on a knowing air when one only knows the title of the book (play, etc.).

Meaning

English

  1. putting on a knowing air when one only knows the title of the book (play, etc.)
  2. pretending to understand the nature of something when one only knows its name

Reading

Kana

げだいがくもん

Romaji

gedaigakumon

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 42 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N4 Jōyō Grade 3 Kanken 8級 Yojijukugo Rank 79632 Priority M

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

外交問題

がいこうもんだい

diplomatic issue

問題外

もんだいがい

out of the question

森友学園問題

もりともがくえんもんだい

Moritomo Gakuen scandal (2017)

外題

げだい

title (of a play)

学問

がくもん

discipline

生学問

なまがくもん

imperfect (superficial) knowledge

字引学問

じびきがくもん

superficial learning

問題

もんだい

question (i.e. doubt)

別問題

べつもんだい

different thing

社会問題

しゃかいもんだい

social problem

南北問題

なんぼくもんだい

North-South problem

問題ない

もんだいない

no problem