(しぜんし)

しぜんし
noun
natural history
scienceeducation
1. natural history
The study and description of the natural world — animals, plants, minerals, and their history — especially through observation and classification.
自然史(しぜんし)興味(きょうみ)ある
I am interested in natural history.
That museum has an extensive natural history exhibit.
Dinosaur fossils are one of the popular exhibits at natural history museums.

Composed of 自然(しぜん) (nature) + () (history). Covers the descriptive study of the natural world, including animals, plants, rocks, and fossils.

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Similar words

  • 博物学(はくぶつがく): natural history — a near-synonym, especially for the older field of collecting and classifying specimens