政治学

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 政治学 is read as せいじがく and means political science.
• Basic usage: It names political science as a university major or the subject of a class comparing electoral systems.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Majoring in political science
  • 政治学: I decided to major in political science at university. Example: 大学で政治学を専攻することに決めた。
• Comparing electoral systems in class
  • 政治学: We compared electoral systems in political science class. Example: 政治学の講義で選挙制度を比較した。