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鉱物学 (こうぶつがく) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

鉱こう物ぶつ学がく

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Meanings

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noun

mineralogy

The scientific study of minerals, their structure, properties, classification, and distribution.

彼かれは大だい学がくで鉱こう物ぶつ学がくを専せん攻こうしている。
He is majoring in mineralogy at university.
鉱こう物ぶつ学がくの知ち識しきは宝ほう石せきの鑑かん定てい

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Knowledge of mineralogy is useful for gemstone appraisal.

Kanji

鉱mineral, ore
物thing, object, matter
学study, learning, science

Similar words

地ち質しつ学がく
地質学 is geology, the broader study of the Earth's solid materials and processes, while 鉱物学 specifically focuses on minerals.
岩がん石せき学がく
岩石学 is petrology, the study of rocks, which are aggregates of minerals; 鉱物学 deals with individual mineral species.

Etymology

Compound of 鉱物 (mineral) + 学 (study, -ology). The term is a straightforward Sino-Japanese academic field name.