Japanese symbol for “ethnology”
人種学
じんしゅがく
Romaji: jinshugaku
ethnology
In Japanese, ethnology is 人種学, read じんしゅがく (jinshugaku).
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Meanings
- n ethnology
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “ethnology”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 民族学 | みんぞくがく minzokugaku | ethnology |
| 土俗学 | どぞくがく dozokugaku | ethnology; folkloristics |
| エスノロジー | エスノロジー esunorojii | ethnology |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 人間 | にんげん ningen | human being; human; person |
| 個人 | こじん kojin | individual; private person; personal |
| 人気 | にんき ninki | popularity; public favor |
| 人生 | じんせい jinsei | (one's) life |
| 人々 | ひとびと hitobito | people; men and women |
| 大人 | おとな otona | adult; grown-up |
| 種類 | しゅるい shurui | variety; kind; type |
| 人種 | じんしゅ jinshu | race (of people) |
| 学校 | がっこう gakkou | school |
See also: Chinese symbol for “ethnology”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.