jˌoʊmɪɡˈɑːkuː ɪz ðə dʒˌæpənˈiːz tˈɜːm fɚɹə skˈuːl ʌv nˈiːoʊkənfjˈuːʃiənˌɪzəm ɐsˈoʊsɪˌeɪɾᵻd wɪð ɪts fˈaʊndɚ, ðə tʃaɪnˈiːz fɪlˈɑːsəfɚ wˈæŋɡ jˈɑːŋəmɪŋ, kˈæɹɪktɚɹˌaɪzd baɪ ˌɪntɹəspˈɛkʃən ænd ˈæktɪvˌɪzəm, ænd wˌɪtʃ ˈɛksɚsˌaɪzd ɐ pɹəfˈaʊnd ˈɪnfluːəns ˌɔn dʒˌæpənˈiːz ɹᵻvˈɪʒənz ʌv kənfjˈuːʃiən pəlˈɪɾɪkəl ænd mˈɔːɹəl θˈiəɹi ɪn dʒəpˈæn dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðɪ ˈiːdoʊ pˈiəɹɪəd.
Yōmeigaku is the Japanese term for a school of Neo-Confucianism associated with its founder, the Chinese philosopher Wang Yangming, characterised by introspection and activism, and which exercised a profound influence on Japanese revisions of Confucian political and moral theory in Japan during the Edo period.