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比較神話学 (hikakushinwagaku) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

比ひ較かく神しん話わ学がく

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comparative mythology

Academic field that compares myths from different cultures to identify common themes, structures, and origins.

比ひ較かく神しん話わ学がくは、異ことなる文ぶん化かの神しん話わを比ひ較かくする学

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Comparative mythology is the study that compares myths from different cultures.

Kanji

比compare, race, ratio
較contrast, compare
神gods, mind, soul
話tale, talk
学study, learning, science

Built from

比ひ較かく+神しん話わ学がく

Etymology

Compound of 比較 (comparison) + 神話 (myth) + 学 (study). The term is a modern academic coinage, likely calqued from Western 'comparative mythology'.