字引 じびき学問 がくもん

jibikigakumon

1. Not philology.; Not etymology.

1. Was the study of etymology.; Was a philological study.

1. Dictionary studies; Lexicography

1. Lexicographical; Etymological

1. It is not philology.; I am not a scholar of etymology.

1. It's not philology.; It's not etymology.

1. Was etymological study.

1. Polite inquiry.; Polite questioning.

1. It is not philology.; It is not a study of words.

1. Was not etymology.; Was not a study of characters.

1. Probably linguistics.

1. Was not etymological study.; Was not a study of characters/words.

1. Wasn't philology.; Wasn't studying philology.

1. Probably linguistics.; Possibly philology.

1. It was not etymology.; It wasn't philology.

1. If it were etymology…; If etymology were the subject…

1. If it were etymology; If it is etymology

1. If it is etymology…; If one studies etymology…