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文理学部
ぶんりがくぶ
1. [n]
▶ faculty of humanities and sciences
▶ college of arts and sciences
▶ school of arts and sciences



History:
4. A 2025-11-20 02:48:50  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
  Comments:
Yes school or college is better.
3. A* 2025-11-20 02:36:28  Robin Scott <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
https://chs.nihon-u.ac.jp/english/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/College_of_arts_and_sciences
  Comments:
I don't think "department" would typically be used for a broad top-level division like this.
I didn't notice that Nihon University actually uses "college". Most Japanese 学部 are called faculties in English. 
Many American universities have a college/school of arts and sciences, which I think is equivalent to 文理学部.
  Diff:
@@ -12 +11,0 @@
-<gloss>department of humanities and sciences</gloss>
@@ -13,0 +13,2 @@
+<gloss>college of arts and sciences</gloss>
+<gloss>school of arts and sciences</gloss>
2. A 2025-11-19 23:31:44  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
中辞典
  Comments:
Just making clearer it's the organizational unit; not the staff.
  Diff:
@@ -11,0 +12 @@
+<gloss>department of humanities and sciences</gloss>
1. A* 2025-11-19 13:56:47  Robin Scott <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
gg5, prog, luminous, wisdom
https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/文学部#文理学部
  Comments:
Nihon University is the only Japanese university that still has a 文理学部.

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