Tuesday, 26 June 2012

[300 new Japanese words] in 30 days: Day 3. June 26, 2012. All about the -isms

Hi there! Remember me? I'm just one of those Japanese books you bought a couple years ago and then tossed aside  and allowed to gather dust for what seems like an eternity. Pick me up, dammit!
Clearly, the book did not (literally) speak to me, but seeing it this morning in its sad little corner did. So, I picked it up, dusted it off and chose my ten words for today from the first chapter.

1.  有神論 [yuushin-ron] theism
2.  無神論 [mushin-ron] atheism
3.  一 神論 [isshin-ron] monotheism
4.  多神論 [tashin-ron] polytheism
5.  不可知論 [fukachi-ron] agnosticism
6.  唯我論 [yuiga-ron] solipsism
7.  唯物論 [yuibutsu-ron] materialism
8.  唯心論 [yuishin-ron] spiritualism
9.  相対論 [soutai-ron] relativism
10. 絶対論 [zettai-ron]  absolutism

I wonder where my next ten will come from?

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