人じん文ぶん

also: じんもん

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Common wordFreq.FrequencyTop 20,000

Meanings

1

noun

humanities; human culture; civilization

Refers broadly to human culture, civilization, and the humanities as a field of study. Often used in compounds like 人文科学 (humanities) or 人文地理 (human geography).

彼かれは大だい学がくで人じん文ぶん科か学がくを専せん攻こうし

て

いる

。

He is majoring in the humanities at university.

この地ち域いきの人じん文ぶん地ち理りについて研けん究きゅうしています。

I am researching the human geography of this region.

Kanji

人person
文sentence, literature, style

Related words

文ぶん化かN4
文化 is the everyday word for culture, while 人文 is a more academic term referring to human civilization or the humanities as a field of study.
文ぶん明めいN3
文明 emphasizes technological and societal advancement, whereas 人文 focuses on humanistic aspects like art, literature, and philosophy.

Word family· 8

人じん文ぶん学がく部ぶ
faculty of humanities; school of humanities
人じん文ぶん科か学がくN2
humanities; liberal arts
人じん文ぶん史し
history of civilization

Written forms

人文Usage100%
- じんぶん
  Standard kanji form; the reading じんぶん is the most common.
- じんもん
  Alternate reading; rarely used in modern Japanese.
じんもん

Etymology

Compound of 人 (human) and 文 (culture, letters), referring to human culture and the humanities. The reading じんぶん is standard; じんもん is a rare alternative.

人じん文ぶん学がく

humanities; liberal arts

人じん文ぶん主しゅ義ぎ

humanism

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人じん文ぶん地ち理り
human geography
人じん文ぶん学がく派は
humanists; humanities school
人じん文ぶん地ち理り学がく
human geography