Kaibara's two most significant contributions to Japanese culture were the study of nature based on a blend of Western natural science and Neo-Confucianism, and the translation of the complex writings of Neo-Confucianism into vernacular Japanese.
kaɪbˈɑːɹɹəz tˈuː mˈoʊst sɪɡnˈɪfɪkənt kˌɑːntɹɪbjˈuːʃənz tə dʒˌæpənˈiːz kˈʌltʃɚ wɜː ðə stˈʌdi ʌv nˈeɪtʃɚ bˈeɪst ˌɔn ɐ blˈɛnd ʌv wˈɛstɚn nˈætʃɚɹəl sˈaɪəns ænd nˈiːoʊkənfjˈuːʃiənˌɪzəm, ænd ðə tɹænslˈeɪʃən ʌvðə kˈɑːmplɛks ɹˈaɪɾɪŋz ʌv nˈiːoʊkənfjˈuːʃiənˌɪzəm ˌɪntʊ vɜːnˈækjʊlɚ dʒˌæpənˈiːz.