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水産学 (すいさんがく) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

水すい産さん学がく

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Meanings

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noun

fisheries science

Academic discipline studying aquatic resources, fishing, and marine biology.

彼かれは大だい学がくで水すい産さん学がくを専せん攻こうしている。
He is majoring in fisheries science at university.
水すい産さん学がくの研けん究きゅうで、持じ続ぞく可か能のう

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In fisheries science research, one learns about sustainable fishing.

Kanji

水water
産products, bear, give birth
学study, learning, science

Similar words

水すい産さん
Refers to marine products or the fishing industry in general, while 水産学 is the academic study of it.
海かい洋よう学がく
Oceanography, which studies the ocean itself (currents, chemistry, geology), whereas 水産学 focuses on fisheries and aquatic resources.

Etymology

Compound of 水産 (suisan, 'marine products') + 学 (gaku, 'study'). The term is a straightforward modern academic designation.