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Japanese symbol for “ethnology”

Romaji: jinshugaku
ethnology

In Japanese, ethnology is , read (jinshugaku).

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Meanings

  1. n ethnology

Kanji and stroke order

person
on: ジン、ニン
kun: ひと、-り、-と
2 strokes · JLPT 4
species, kind, class
on: シュ
kun: たね、-ぐさ
14 strokes · JLPT 2
study, learning, science
on: ガク
kun: まな.ぶ
8 strokes · JLPT 4

Other Japanese words for “ethnology”

WordReadingMeaning
みんぞくがく minzokugakuethnology
どぞくがく dozokugakuethnology; folkloristics
エスノロジー esunorojiiethnology

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
にんげん ningenhuman being; human; person
こじん kojinindividual; private person; personal
にんき ninkipopularity; public favor
じんせい jinsei(one's) life
ひとびと hitobitopeople; men and women
おとな otonaadult; grown-up
しゅるい shuruivariety; kind; type
じんしゅ jinshurace (of people)
がっこう gakkouschool

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.

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