Meaning

Primary

Archeology

Alternative

Archaeology

Word Type

noun, の adjective

Explanation

If you often think about studying old things, it's called archeology. All archeology involves thinking about old things, at least a little bit.

Reading

こうこがく
Kyoko
(Tokyo accent, female)
Kenichi
(Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

This is a jukugo word that uses the on'yomi readings of the kanji. You should be able to read this on your own.

Context

Patterns of Use

  • 考古学〜
  • 考古学の〜

Common Word Combinations

  • 考古学チーム
    an archeological team
    考古学コース
    an archaeology course
    考古学ファン
    an archaeology fan
  • 考古学の本
    an archaeology book
    考古学のデータ
    archaeological data
    考古学の先生
    an archaeology teacher

Context Sentences

わたしは、日本の考古学にきょうみがあります。

I’m interested in Japanese archeology.

今月末でこの考古学のしごとをやめるんです。

I'm going to quit this archeology job at the end of the month.

この大学では、考古学を学べます。

You can study archeology at this university.

Kanji Composition