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栄養学 (えいようがく) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

栄えい養よう学がく

え

い

よ

う

が

く

Common word

Meanings

1

noun

nutritional science; dietetics

The academic study of nutrition and its effects on health.

彼かの女じょは大だい学がくで栄えい養よう学がくを専せん攻こうしている。
She is majoring in nutritional science at university.
栄えい養よう学がくの知ち識しきを日

にち

常じょう

生せい

活かつ

に

活い

かす

。

Apply knowledge of nutritional science to daily life.

Kanji

栄flourish, prosperity, honor
養foster, bring up, rear
学study, learning, science

Similar words

栄えい養よう
栄養 refers to nutrition itself, while 栄養学 is the scientific study of nutrition.
食しょく生せい活かつ
食生活 means dietary habits or eating lifestyle, a practical concept, whereas 栄養学 is the academic discipline.

Etymology

Compound of 栄養 (nutrition) and 学 (study, -ology).