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精神医学 (せいしんいがく) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

精せい神しん医い学がく

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Meanings

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noun

psychiatry

The medical specialty dealing with mental disorders; used in academic, clinical, and general contexts.

彼かれは精せい神しん医い学がくを専せん攻こうしている。
He is majoring in psychiatry.
精せい神しん医い学がくの進しん歩ぽにより、多おおくの病びょう気き

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Advances in psychiatry have made many illnesses treatable.

Kanji

精refined, ghost, fairy
神gods, mind, soul
医doctor, medicine
学study, learning, science

Similar words

心しん理り学がく
心理学 is psychology, the broader study of mind and behavior, while 精神医学 is specifically the medical field of psychiatry.
精せい神しん科か
精神科 refers to the psychiatry department or specialty in a hospital, whereas 精神医学 is the academic discipline.

Etymology

Compound of 精神 (mind, spirit) and 医学 (medical science). The term is a direct calque from Western psychiatry, combining established Sino-Japanese morphemes.