爬は虫ちゅう両りょう生せい類るい学がく

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Meanings

noun

herpetology

Scientific term for the study of reptiles and amphibians.

彼かれは大だい学がくで爬は虫ちゅう両りょう生せい類るい学がくを専せん攻こうしている。
He is majoring in herpetology at university.

Kanji

爬scratch, crawl
虫insect, bug, temper
両both, old Japanese coin, counter for carriages (e.g., in a train)
棲live, dwell
類sort, kind, variety
学study, learning, science
生life, genuine, birth

Related words

爬は虫ちゅう類るい学がく
Refers specifically to the study of reptiles (herpetology in a narrower sense), excluding amphibians.
両りょう生せい類るい学がく
Refers specifically to the study of amphibians (batrachology).

Written forms

爬は虫ちゅう両りょう生せい類るい学がく
Standard kanji spelling for herpetology, using 両生類 (amphibians).
爬は虫ちゅう両りょう棲せい類るい学がく
Variant using 棲 (dwell) instead of 生; less common and may be considered non-standard.

Etymology

Compound of 爬虫 (reptile), 両生類 (amphibian), and 学 (study). The kanji 爬 means 'crawl', 虫 means 'insect/creature', 両生類 literally 'both-life type', and 学 'learning'.