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自然科学 (しぜんかがく) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

自し然ぜん科か学がく

し

ぜ

ん

か

が

く

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Meanings

1

noun

natural science

Refers to the systematic study of the physical and natural world, including physics, chemistry, biology, earth science, etc.

彼かれは自し然ぜん科か学がくに強つよい関かん心しんを持もっている。
He has a strong interest in natural science.
自し然ぜん科か学がくの進

しん

歩ぽ

は

私わたし

たち

の

生せい

活かつ

を

大おお

きく

変か

え

た

。

Advances in natural science have greatly changed our lives.

Kanji

自oneself
然sort of thing, so, if so
科department, course, section
学study, learning, science

Similar words

科か学がく
科学 is a broader term for 'science' in general, while 自然科学 specifically refers to the natural sciences as opposed to social sciences or humanities.
人じん文ぶん科か学がく
人文科学 means 'humanities' or 'cultural sciences', contrasting with 自然科学 which focuses on the natural world.
社しゃ会かい科か学がく
社会科学 means 'social sciences', another branch distinct from 自然科学.

Etymology

Compound of 自然 (しぜん, 'nature') and 科学 (かがく, 'science'). The term is a calque from Western languages, likely entering Japanese during the Meiji period as part of the modernization of academic terminology.