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精神病理学 (せいしんびょうりがく) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

精せい神しん病びょう理り学がく

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Meanings

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psychopathology

Academic and medical term for the study of mental disorders.

彼かれは大だい学がくで精せい神しん病びょう理り学がくを専

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He is majoring in psychopathology at university.

Kanji

精refined, ghost, fairy
神gods, mind, soul
病ill, sick
理logic, arrangement, reason
学study, learning, science

Related words

精せい神しん医い学がく
精神医学 (psychiatry) is the broader medical specialty, while 精神病理学 focuses specifically on the pathology of mental disorders.

Built from

精せい神しん病びょう+理り学がく

Etymology

Compound of 精神 (mind, spirit), 病理 (pathology), and 学 (study). The term is a direct translation of the Western concept of psychopathology.