sometimes also refers to similar burrowing animals (in Japanese, often the raccoon dog/tanuki).

Phono-semantic compound:
犬 (개 견, “dog, animal radical”) — semantic, denotes an animal.
各 (각, “each, respectively”) — phonetic, provides the sound 학.
Thus originally indicating a dog-like burrowing animal, specifically the badger.

狢皮 (학피) — badger fur
狢穴 (학혈) — badger’s den

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to light a fire, to cook, to burn fuel

to contend, struggle, quarrel, to compete, vie for, to argue, dispute

to do, to act, to become, to turn into, for the sake of, on behalf of

rank, title of nobility, official post

thing, object, matter, “something, stuff” in general usage

to pull, to lead

to commit, violate, offender, criminal, to intrude, trespass, encroach

form, shape, appearance, document, written form

badger

prison, jail, lawsuit, litigation, trial

alone, solitary, by oneself, single, unique, lonely, isolated

to offer, present, dedicate, to sacrifice, to devote

king, ruler, sovereign

to divide, to distribute

to appear, to show, to reveal, present, current, now

ball, sphere, globe

to manage, to govern, to regulate

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