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動物行動学 (どうぶつこうどうがく) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

動どう物ぶつ行こう動どう学がく

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Meanings

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noun

The scientific study of animal behavior, often in natural conditions. A formal academic term.

彼かれは大だい学がくで動どう物ぶつ行こう動どう学がくを専せん攻こうしている。
He is majoring in ethology at university.
動どう物ぶつ行こう動どう学がく

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Research in ethology requires long-term field observation.

Kanji

動move, motion, change
物thing, object, matter
行going, journey, carry out
学study, learning, science

Similar words

行こう動どう学がく
A broader term for behavioral science; 動物行動学 specifically focuses on animal behavior.
動どう物ぶつ心しん理り学がく
Animal psychology, which often emphasizes mental processes and laboratory studies, while ethology traditionally emphasizes natural behavior.

Etymology

Compound of 動物 (animal) + 行動 (behavior) + 学 (study). A modern academic term, likely a calque from Western scientific terminology.