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系譜学 (けいふがく) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

系けい譜ふ学がく

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Meanings

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noun

genealogy (as a field of study)

Refers to the academic discipline of tracing family lineages and histories, not a specific family tree.

彼かれは大だい学がくで系けい譜ふ学がくを専せん攻こうしている。
He is majoring in genealogy at university.

Kanji

系lineage, system
譜musical score, music, note
学study, learning, science

Similar words

家か系けい図ず
家系図 is a concrete family tree chart, while 系譜学 is the academic study of genealogy.

Etymology

Compound of 系譜 (lineage, genealogy) and 学 (study, -ology). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the term follows a common pattern for academic disciplines.