How to say "humanities" in Japanese

• 人文科学じんぶんかがくJLPT N2approx.Common
  nounThe common word for the humanities — literature, history, philosophy and similar disciplines studied as an academic field. Literally 'the sciences of human culture', it is the default term in most writing and discussion.
  歴史学れきしがくは人文じんぶん科学かがくの一部いちぶ門もんである。↗

  History is a branch of the humanities.
• 人文学じんぶんがく
  nounA less common synonym covering the same field; literally 'the study of human culture'. You will mostly meet it in academic settings such as university program names; 人文科学 is the usual substitute.

Both words mean the humanities as an academic field; in ordinary use choose the common 人文科学, and treat the less common 人文学 as a synonym you will mostly recognize rather than produce.

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• 人文科学じんぶんかがくhumanities
• 人文学じんぶんがくhumanities