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文系 (ぶんけい, bunkei) Japanese meaning: humanities | Kotomora
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しん
学がく
し
た
。
He went on to a university in the humanities.
I'm good at humanities subjects.
Usage patterns 〈 人ひと 〉 が 文ぶん 系けい に 進すす む to go into the humanities track
She chose the humanities track in high school.
文ぶん 系けい 〈 事こと 〉 humanities-related (department, subject, etc.)
He enrolled in a humanities department.
〈 人ひと 〉 は 文ぶん 系けい だ someone is a 'humanities type' (as opposed to science-minded)
I'm naturally more of a humanities person, so I'm bad at math.
Kanji 文 sentence, literature, style Opposites 文系 covers humanities and social science fields, while 理系 refers to science, technology, engineering, and math fields.
文系 refers to humanities and social-science tracks, the opposite academic category from 理工系 (science and engineering).
Etymology Compound of 文 (literature, writing) and 系 (system, lineage), literally 'literature lineage'. The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but it is a modern term for academic categorization.
