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衛生工学 (えいせいこうがく) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

衛えい生せい工こう学がく

Meanings

1

sanitary engineering

Technical field covering water supply, sewage, waste treatment, and public health engineering.

彼かれは大だい学がくで衛えい生せい工こう学がくを専せん攻こうしている。
He is majoring in sanitary engineering at university.

Kanji

衛defense, protection
生life, genuine, birth
工craft, construction, katakana e radical (no. 48)
学study, learning, science

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衛えい生せい+工こう学がく

Etymology

Compound of 衛生 (えいせい, 'hygiene, sanitation') and 工学 (こうがく, 'engineering').