How to say "Humanities" in Japanese | 人文科学

If you are wondering what's the Japanese word for "Humanities" you've come to the right place!

the Japanese word for "Humanities" is "Jinbunkagaku", written in japanese as "人文科学".

Here's a more detailed explanation:

The Japanese noun '人文科学 (じんぶんかがく)' refers to the academic discipline of the humanities, which includes the study of human culture, history, literature, philosophy, and art. It is often contrasted with the natural sciences (自然科学, しぜんかがく). For example: I study humanities at university「私は大学で人文科学を勉強しています」(わたしはだいがくでじんぶんかがくをべんきょうしています). The humanities are important for understanding human culture「人文科学は人間の文化を理解するために重要です」(じんぶんかがくはにんげんのぶんかをりかいするためにじゅうようです). This term is commonly used in academic and educational contexts.

The Kanji are characters that represent meanings. As you can see, this word is made up of 4 Kanji:

The kanji "人" means "Person" and can be read as "Jin", "Nin", "Hito" and "Ri". The kanji "文" means "Sentence" and can be read as "Bun", "Mon" and "Fumi". The kanji "科" means "Section" and "Department" and can be read as "Ka". And The kanji "学" means "Learn" and can be read as "Gaku" and "Mana".

Now, let's make sure you understand this word the other way around too.

What does "Jinbunkagaku" mean in japanese?

"Jinbunkagaku" means "Humanities" .

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To make really sure you learn this word, We've prepared an interactive lesson for you. You are going to learn the readings and meanings of this word and of the characters that comprise it.

But first, you need to know a little bit about Hiragana and Katakana.

Hiragana and katakana are japanese syllabaries, this means that each character represents a syllable.

This are the characters you need to know for this lesson:

The hiragana "じ" is read as "ji". The hiragana "ん" is read as "n". The hiragana "に" is read as "ni". The hiragana "ひ" is read as "hi". The hiragana "と" is read as "to". The hiragana "り" is read as "ri". The hiragana "ぶ" is read as "bu". The hiragana "も" is read as "mo". The hiragana "ふ" is read as "fu". The hiragana "み" is read as "mi". The hiragana "か" is read as "ka". The hiragana "が" is read as "ga". The hiragana "く" is read as "ku". The hiragana "ま" is read as "ma". And The hiragana "な" is read as "na".

About kanji, you need to know that most Kanji have two types of readings: Kunyomi, based on native japanese pronunciation. And onyomi, based on chinese pronunciation.