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自然科学
しぜんかがく
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natural science
Shizen kagaku is 自然 (shizen, “nature”) plus 科学 (kagaku, “science”).
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In a sentence
物理学は基本的な自然科学である。
Physics is a fundamental natural science.
物理学は基礎的な自然科学である。
Physics is a fundamental natural science.
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What Wiktionary says
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- “自然 (shizen, “nature”) + 科学 (kagaku, “science”)”
Source: Wiktionary: 自然科学 (dump of 2026-09-02), available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Reading, meaning and part of speech from JMdict, and kanji readings from KANJIDIC2 (EDRDG).
What the labels mean
- 漢語 Sino-Japanese
- Words built from Chinese-derived morphemes — borrowed from Chinese or coined in Japan out of Chinese parts — read with on'yomi.
- Compound
- Two or more words or stems joined into one.