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[じん()·ぶん()]
jinbun
noun

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[じん()·もん()]
jinmon

English Meaning(s) for 人文

noun
  1. humanity; civilization; civilisation; culture

Definition and Synonyms for 人文

Culture the raising of plants or animals
Synonyms: カルチャー, 人文, 培養, 教化, 教化, 教養, 文化, 文明, 栽培, 養殖
Culture all the knowledge and values shared by a society
Synonyms: カルチャー, 人文, 文化
Humanities studies intended to provide general knowledge and intellectual skills (rather than occupational or professional skills)
Synonyms: 人文, 人文科学, 教養
Culture a particular society at a particular time and place
Synonyms: カルチャー, シビリゼーション, 人文, 文化, 文教, 文明, 文物

Meanings for each kanji in 人文

» person
» sentence; literature; style; art; decoration; figures; plan; literary radical (no. 67)

Categories 人文 is a member of

Cultivation production of food by preparing the land to grow crops (especially on a large scale)
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Mental Object the sum or range of what has been perceived, discovered, or learned
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Study a branch of knowledge
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Society an extended social group having a distinctive cultural and economic organization
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Sample Sentences for 人文

The study of philosophy belongs to the humanities.
History is a branch of the humanities.
He is an authority on the humanities.
The study of philosophy belongs to the humanities.

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