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人文科学
Meaning in Englishsocial sciences, humanities
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What it means
What does 人文科学 mean? It denotes the humanities—the broad set of disciplines that study human culture, thought, language, history, and artistic and intellectual activity as a field of scholarly inquiry.
Main meanings
- the collection of disciplines focusing on human culture, artifacts, and social meaning
- a category in education that includes literature, philosophy, history, languages, and arts
- an academic field that contrasts with natural or formal sciences
How to use it
In academic contexts and university settings, 人文科学 names departments, programs, and research areas; usage is formal and technical, often appearing in catalogs, course titles, and scholarly writing.
Variants and close terms
- humanities — jinbun kagaku
- liberal arts — jinbun kagaku
- human sciences — jinbun kagaku
Composition
- 人 = person, human
- 文 = culture, literature, writing
- 科学 = science
- Putting together conveys the idea of a science concerned with humans and their cultural and intellectual activity
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Noun (名詞)
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