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キュニコス派 (キュニコスは) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

キュニコス派は

Meanings

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noun

Cynics; Cynic school

philosophy

Refers to the ancient Greek philosophical school founded by Antisthenes, known for its ascetic ideals and rejection of social conventions.

キュニコス派はの哲てつ学がく者しゃは、質しっ素そな生せい活かつを理り想そうとした。
The philosophers of the Cynic school idealized a simple life.

Kanji

派faction, group, party

Etymology

From Greek 'Kynikos' (dog-like), referring to the Cynics' shamelessness and rejection of convention. The Japanese term is a direct loan with the suffix 派 (school).