人類学(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)で人類学(じんるいがく)を学(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)のレポートを書(か)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) + 学(がく) (study, -ology). The 学(がく) suffix is productive for academic disciplines.

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