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生化学 (せいかがく) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

生せい化か学がく

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Meanings

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biochemistry

Academic field studying chemical processes within living organisms.

彼かの女じょは大だい学がくで生せい化か学がくを専せん攻こうしている。
She is majoring in biochemistry at university.

生せい化か学がくの実じっ験けんは精せい密みつさが求もとめられる。

Biochemistry experiments require precision.

Kanji

生life, genuine, birth
化change, take the form of, influence
学study, learning, science

Related words

化か学がくN3
化学 is chemistry in general, while 生化学 is specifically the chemistry of living organisms.
生せい物ぶつ学がく
生物学 is the broad study of living things, while 生化学 focuses narrowly on their chemical and molecular processes.

Built from

生せい+化か学がく

Etymology

Compound of 生 (sei, 'life') and 化学 (kagaku, 'chemistry'). A straightforward modern academic term.