(じんるいがく)

じんるいがく
noun
anthropology
science
1. anthropology
The scientific study of humans, including their origins, development, societies, and cultures.
大学(だいがく)人類学(じんるいがく)(まな)んでいる
I'm studying anthropology at university.
文化(ぶんか)人類学(じんるいがく)レポート()いた
I wrote a paper on cultural anthropology.
There is a professor who studies Japanese festivals from an anthropological perspective.

Forms

人類(じんるい) (humanity, humankind) + (がく) (study, -ology). The (がく) suffix is productive for academic disciplines.

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