1Systematic learning and research, or the resulting body of knowledge — often refers to academic study and research such as that done at a university.
彼は生涯を学問に捧げた。
He devoted his whole life to scholarship.
学問を身につけるには地道な努力が欠かせない。
Steady, patient effort is essential to acquiring an education.
大学は学問を追求する場所である。
A university is a place for the pursuit of scholarship.
2A discipline systematized as a specific field — such as medicine, law, or physics, each an independent specialized area.
心理学という学問は比較的新しい分野だ。
Psychology as an academic discipline is a relatively new field.
どの学問にも、それぞれ独自の研究方法がある。
Every discipline has its own particular research methods.