家政学|かせいがくkaseigaku[2]nakadaka (mid-high)

1. nounhome economics; domestic science
   彼女かのじょは家政学かせいがくの一部いちぶとして衛生学えいせいがくを学まなんでいる。↗

   She studies hygiene as part of her domestic science course.

• Synonym家庭科かていかNeutralNeutral term for the home economics subject taught at elementary and middle schools, focused on practical skills; 「家政学」 is the university discipline.
• SynonymドメスティックサイエンスWrittenWritten loanword for home economics; an old-fashioned term now rarely used — say 「家政学」 instead.
• SynonymホームエコノミックスWrittenWritten loanword for home economics, mostly seen in academic and course names.
• SynonymホームエコノミクスWrittenWritten loanword for home economics, rarely used and mostly seen in names; in everyday speech say 「家政学」.
• SynonymドメスチックサイエンスWrittenWritten loanword for home economics; an alternative spelling of 「ドメスティックサイエンス」.
• Related家政かせいNeutralNeutral word for housekeeping and running a household, as in 「家政婦」; 「家政学」 is the academic study of family life.

For the university discipline studying family life, use 「家政学」, as in 「家政学部」; for the school subject use 「家庭科」, and for housekeeping 「家政」. The loanwords are rare and mostly appear in names.

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1. 日常にちじょうの衣食住いしょくじゅうや家計かけいなど家庭かてい生活せいかつを中心ちゅうしんとした、人間にんげん生活せいかつを分析ぶんせき・研究けんきゅうする学問がくもん。