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人文学 (じんぶんがく) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Meanings 1
noun
humanities ; liberal arts
Refers to the academic disciplines that study human culture, such as literature, philosophy, history, and the arts. Often contrasted with the natural sciences (自然科学) and social sciences (社会科学).
See also: 人文科学
人じん 文ぶん 学がく の 研けん 究きゅう は 、 人にん 間げん の 文ぶん 化か や 思し 想そう を 深ふか く 理り 解かい する ため に 重じゅう 要よう だ 。
Research in the humanities is important for deeply understanding human culture and thought.
Kanji 文 sentence, literature, style 学 study, learning, science Similar words 人じん 文ぶん 科か 学がく Often used interchangeably with 人文学, but 人文科学 can emphasize the scientific or systematic study of humanities, while 人文学 is broader and more traditional.
社しゃ 会かい 科か 学がく Social sciences (e.g., sociology, economics) are distinct from the humanities, which focus more on cultural and interpretive studies.
自し 然ぜん 科か 学がく Natural sciences (e.g., physics, biology) are the counterpart to the humanities, dealing with the natural world rather than human culture.
Etymology Compound of 人文 (jinbun, 'humanities; human culture') + 学 (gaku, 'study; learning'). The term is a modern academic coinage, likely from the Meiji period, translating Western concepts of the humanities.
