Meaning

Primary

Psychology

Word Type

noun

Explanation

The reason your heart does what it does is all psychological. The study of that is psychology.

Reading

しんりがく
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

This is a jukugo word, which usually means on'yomi readings from the kanji. If you know the readings of your kanji you'll know how to read this as well.

Context

Pattern of Use

Common Word Combinations

  • 心理学をつかう

    to use psychology

    心理学を学ぶ

    to learn psychology

    心理学を教える

    to teach psychology

Context Sentences

次は、心理学のクラスです。

Next is the psychology class.

心理学では、人の心を学びます。

In psychology, you learn about human hearts.

心理学を活用して、人とのコミュニケーションが上手になりたいです。

I want to take advantage of psychology to communicate with people better.

Kanji Composition