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文化史 (bunkashi) Japanese meaning: cultural history | Kotomora

文ぶん化か史し

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Meanings

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cultural history

Academic field or a historical account focusing on cultural developments, customs, arts, and thought.

彼かれは大だい学がくで日本にほん文ぶん化か史しを専せん攻こうしている。
He is majoring in Japanese cultural history at university.

Kanji

文sentence, literature, style
化change, take the form of, influence
史history, chronicle

Related words

歴れき史し
歴史 is general 'history', while 文化史 specifically focuses on cultural aspects.
文ぶん明めい史し
文明史 is 'history of civilization', often broader and including technological and social structures, whereas 文化史 emphasizes arts, customs, and intellectual life.

この本ほんは江え戸ど時じ代だいの文ぶん化か史しを詳くわしく解かい説せつしている。

This book explains the cultural history of the Edo period in detail.

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文ぶん化か+史し

Etymology

Compound of 文化 (culture) and 史 (history).