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

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The Japanese word for Humanities is 'Jinbunkagaku', written as 人文科学 in Japanese.'Humanities' in hiragana is じんぶんかがく.

    Meaning

    Humanities

    Reading

    じんぶんかがく

    jinbunkagaku

    Kanji

    Person Sentence Section, Department Learn

    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.

    Part Of Speech

    noun

    Kanji JLPT

    N3

    Kanji Grade

    2

    Frequency

    3357

    Composition

    kanji

    Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 人文科学

This word contains 4 kanji characters:

  • kanji

    Meaning

    Person

  • kanji

    Meaning

    Sentence

  • kanji

    Meaning

    Section, Department

  • kanji

    Meaning

    Learn

Words Related to 人文科学 Through the Kanji

These 77 Words contain the Kanji 人 as well.

  • word

    Meaning

    Person

  • word

    人間

    Meaning

    Human

  • word

    一人

    Meaning

    Alone, One person

  • word

    二人

    Meaning

    Two people

  • word

    ご主人

    Meaning

    Husband

  • word

    人々

    Meaning

    People

  • word

    個人

    Meaning

    Individual

  • word

    一人で

    Meaning

    Alone

  • word

    外人

    Meaning

    Foreigner

  • word

    人生

    Meaning

    Life

  • word

    主人

    Meaning

    Master, Husband

  • word

    外国人

    Meaning

    Foreigner

  • word

    友人

    Meaning

    Friend

  • word

    人物

    Meaning

    Person, Character

  • word

    本人

    Meaning

    Person

  • word

    他人

    Meaning

    Others

  • word

    老人

    Meaning

    Elderly

  • word

    人口

    Meaning

    Population

  • word

    人気

    Meaning

    Popularity

  • word

    法人

    Meaning

    Corporation

  • word

    犯人

    Meaning

    Criminal

  • word

    夫人

    Meaning

    Wife, Madam

  • word

    人類

    Meaning

    Humankind

  • word

    婦人

    Meaning

    Woman

  • word

    大人

    Meaning

    Adult

  • word

    殺人

    Meaning

    Murder

  • word

    社会人

    Meaning

    Working adult

  • word

    使用人

    Meaning

    Employee

  • word

    人事

    Meaning

    Personnel, Human affairs

  • word

    新人

    Meaning

    Newcomer

  • word

    人名

    Meaning

    Name

  • word

    見物人

    Meaning

    Spectator

  • word

    人形

    Meaning

    Doll

  • word

    求人

    Meaning

    Recruitment

  • word

    恋人

    Meaning

    Lover

  • word

    人材

    Meaning

    Talent

  • word

    西洋人

    Meaning

    Westerner

  • word

    人工

    Meaning

    Artificial

  • word

    職人

    Meaning

    Craftsman

  • word

    成人

    Meaning

    Adult

  • word

    人数

    Meaning

    Number

  • word

    一人一人

    Meaning

    Each person

  • word

    人民

    Meaning

    People

  • word

    商人

    Meaning

    Merchant

  • word

    詩人

    Meaning

    Poet

  • word

    人格

    Meaning

    Personality

  • word

    美人

    Meaning

    Beauty

  • word

    人権

    Meaning

    Rights

  • word

    産婦人科

    Meaning

    Obstetrics

  • word

    役人

    Meaning

    Official

  • word

    黒人

    Meaning

    Black person

  • word

    知人

    Meaning

    Acquaintance

  • word

    素人

    Meaning

    Amateur

  • word

    白人

    Meaning

    White person

  • word

    人出

    Meaning

    Crowd

  • word

    人手

    Meaning

    Workers

  • word

    人種

    Meaning

    Race

  • word

    大人しい

    Meaning

    Quiet

  • word

    人前

    Meaning

    Public

  • word

    巨人

    Meaning

    Giant

  • word

    軍人

    Meaning

    Soldier

  • word

    人通り

    Meaning

    Foot traffic

  • word

    人参

    Meaning

    Carrot

  • word

    人情

    Meaning

    Humanity

  • word

    名人

    Meaning

    Master

  • word

    当人

    Meaning

    Person

  • word

    人込み

    Meaning

    Crowd

  • word

    人差し指

    Meaning

    Index finger

  • word

    人違い

    Meaning

    Mistaken identity

  • word

    病人

    Meaning

    Sick person

  • word

    保証人

    Meaning

    Guarantor

  • word

    浪人

    Meaning

    Ronin, Masterless

  • word

    聖人

    Meaning

    Saint

  • word

    貧乏人

    Meaning

    Poor

  • word

    愛人

    Meaning

    Lover, Mistress

  • word

    仲人

    Meaning

    Matchmaker

  • word

    人柄

    Meaning

    Personality

Words Related to 人文科学 Through the Kanji

These 24 Words contain the Kanji 文 as well.

  • word

    文化

    Meaning

    Culture

  • word

    文字

    Meaning

    Character, Letter

  • word

    作文

    Meaning

    Composition

  • word

    Meaning

    Sentence

  • word

    文学

    Meaning

    Literature

  • word

    文章

    Meaning

    Writing

  • word

    注文

    Meaning

    Order

  • word

    文房具

    Meaning

    Stationery

  • word

    文書

    Meaning

    Document

  • word

    例文

    Meaning

    Example

  • word

    文明

    Meaning

    Civilization

  • word

    英文

    Meaning

    English writing

  • word

    論文

    Meaning

    Paper, Thesis

  • word

    文句

    Meaning

    Phrase, Complaint

  • word

    文献

    Meaning

    Document

  • word

    文庫

    Meaning

    Library, Paperback

  • word

    文部

    Meaning

    Education

  • word

    文芸

    Meaning

    Literature

  • word

    本文

    Meaning

    Main text

  • word

    文学者

    Meaning

    Literary scholar

  • word

    文化的

    Meaning

    Cultural

  • word

    文法

    Meaning

    Grammar

  • word

    文化財

    Meaning

    Cultural asset

  • word

    文系

    Meaning

    Humanities

Words Related to 人文科学 Through the Kanji

These 18 Words contain the Kanji 科 as well.

  • word

    科学

    Meaning

    Science

  • word

    Meaning

    Department

  • word

    教科書

    Meaning

    Textbook

  • word

    理科

    Meaning

    Science

  • word

    教科

    Meaning

    Subject

  • word

    科学者

    Meaning

    Scientist

  • word

    学科

    Meaning

    Department, Subject

  • word

    歯科

    Meaning

    Dentistry

  • word

    自然科学

    Meaning

    Natural science

  • word

    社会科学

    Meaning

    Social science

  • word

    産婦人科

    Meaning

    Obstetrics

  • word

    耳鼻科

    Meaning

    Otolaryngology

  • word

    小児科

    Meaning

    Pediatrics

  • word

    眼科

    Meaning

    Ophthalmology

  • word

    外科

    Meaning

    Surgery

  • word

    内科

    Meaning

    Internal medicine

  • word

    科目

    Meaning

    Subject

  • word

    百科事典

    Meaning

    Encyclopedia

Words Related to 人文科学 Through the Kanji

These 55 Words contain the Kanji 学 as well.

  • word

    学校

    Meaning

    School

  • word

    大学生

    Meaning

    Student

  • word

    大学

    Meaning

    University

  • word

    Meaning

    Study

  • word

    留学生

    Meaning

    Foreign student

  • word

    科学

    Meaning

    Science

  • word

    学生

    Meaning

    Student

  • word

    入学

    Meaning

    Admission

  • word

    中学生

    Meaning

    Middle school student

  • word

    小学生

    Meaning

    Elementary student

  • word

    見学

    Meaning

    Inspection, Observation

  • word

    通学

    Meaning

    Commute

  • word

    小学校

    Meaning

    Elementary

  • word

    中学校

    Meaning

    Junior high

  • word

    学ぶ

    Meaning

    Learn

  • word

    文学

    Meaning

    Literature

  • word

    高等学校

    Meaning

    Highschool

  • word

    大学院

    Meaning

    Graduate school

  • word

    進学

    Meaning

    Advancement

  • word

    中学

    Meaning

    Middle school

  • word

    留学

    Meaning

    Study abroad

  • word

    医学

    Meaning

    Medicine

  • word

    哲学

    Meaning

    Philosophy

  • word

    化学

    Meaning

    Chemistry

  • word

    工学

    Meaning

    Engineering

  • word

    学長

    Meaning

    President

  • word

    語学

    Meaning

    Languages

  • word

    工学部

    Meaning

    Engineering

  • word

    学費

    Meaning

    Tuition

  • word

    学部

    Meaning

    Faculty

  • word

    休学

    Meaning

    Leave

  • word

    学習

    Meaning

    Learning

  • word

    学問

    Meaning

    Learning, Scholarship

  • word

    小学

    Meaning

    Elementary

  • word

    学割

    Meaning

    Student discount

  • word

    新学期

    Meaning

    New term

  • word

    在学

    Meaning

    Enrollment

  • word

    数学

    Meaning

    Mathematics

  • word

    科学者

    Meaning

    Scientist

  • word

    学科

    Meaning

    Department, Subject

  • word

    自然科学

    Meaning

    Natural science

  • word

    社会科学

    Meaning

    Social science

  • word

    学説

    Meaning

    Theory

  • word

    学園

    Meaning

    Academy

  • word

    学者

    Meaning

    Scholar

  • word

    学歴

    Meaning

    Academic background

  • word

    学会

    Meaning

    Academic society

  • word

    奨学金

    Meaning

    Scholarship

  • word

    学年

    Meaning

    Grade

  • word

    法学部

    Meaning

    Law, Faculty

  • word

    学級

    Meaning

    Class

  • word

    短期大学

    Meaning

    Junior college

  • word

    学力

    Meaning

    Academic

  • word

    文学者

    Meaning

    Literary scholar

  • word

    退学

    Meaning

    Expulsion, Withdrawal

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