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植物学 (しょくぶつがく) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

植しょく物ぶつ学がく

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Meanings

1

noun

botany

The scientific study of plants; used as an academic subject or field of research.

彼かれは大だい学がくで植しょく物ぶつ学がくを専せん攻こうしている。
He is majoring in botany at university.
植しょく物ぶつ学がくの授じゅ業ぎょうで光こう合ごう成せいについて学

まな

ん

だ

。

We learned about photosynthesis in botany class.

Kanji

植plant
物thing, object, matter
学study, learning, science

Similar words

生せい物ぶつ学がく
生物学 is the broader field of biology, while 植物学 specifically focuses on plants.
植しょく物ぶつ
植物 means 'plant' in general, whereas 植物学 is the scientific study of plants.

Etymology

Compound of 植物 (plant) and 学 (study, -ology). The term is a straightforward Sino-Japanese academic compound.