学 – study, learning, science

8 strokesTaught in grade 1#63 in newspaper frequencyN5 vocabulary

The kanji 学 means study, learning, science. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is ガク (gaku); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is まな.ぶ (manabu). It is written with 8 strokes, under radical 子 (no. 39).

Stroke order

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Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	ガク	gaku
Kun’yomi	まな.ぶ	manabu

A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.

Radical and components

Radical: 子 (Kangxi radical 39). Components: 子・尚・冖.

Words using 学

学生がくせいstudent (esp. a university student)学校がっこうschool大学だいがくuniversity留学生りゅうがくせいoverseas student医学いがくmedicine学部がくぶfaculty (of a university)科学かがくscience入学にゅうがくadmission (to a school or university)文学ぶんがくliterature数学すうがくmathematics大学生だいがくせいuniversity student中学校ちゅうがっこうjunior high school小学校しょうがっこうprimary school学がくlearning進学しんがくadvancing to the next stage of education化学かがくchemistry学者がくしゃscholar学習がくしゅうlearning学問がくもんstudy学期がっきschool term語学ごがくstudy of foreign languages留学りゅうがくstudying abroad学歴がくれきacademic background中学ちゅうがくjunior high school

Example sentences

学生の半数が休んでいた。

Half the students were absent.

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この学校はたくさんの生徒がいます。

This school has many students.

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あなたは理科系の大学に進んだほうがいいよ。

You should go on to a technical college.

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Kanji with the same radical

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