Usage patterns 心しん 理り 学がく を 学まな ぶ to study psychology
I am studying psychology at university.
心しん 理り 学がく を 専せん 攻こう する to major in psychology
She is majoring in psychology at university.
心しん 理り 学がく 的てき に 〈 事こと 〉 psychologically speaking, in terms of psychology
From a psychological point of view, there is a reason for that behavior.
Kanji 理 logic, arrangement, reason 学 study, learning, science Don't confuse with 精神医学 is the medical field of psychiatry dealing with diagnosing and treating mental illness, whereas 心理学 is the broader, not necessarily medical, study of mind and behavior.
心理学 means 'psychology' (the academic field), while 心理状態 means a person's actual 'state of mind'—learners sometimes confuse the two because they share the kanji 心理 .
物理学 and 心理学 look and sound similar (both end in 〜学 ) but 物理学 is the study of matter and energy while 心理学 is the study of the mind and behavior.
Word family· 32 Show 5 more Show fewer analytical psychology
animal psychology
abnormal psychology
experimental psychology
applied psychology
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Etymology A Sino-Japanese compound: 心理 refers to the mind or mental processes, and 学 means study or science. Together they form the name of the academic field, psychology.
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