JLPT N4 · Noun

医学 (igaku)

医学 (いがく, igaku) is a Japanese noun meaning “medicine; medical science”. It appears in JLPT N4 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: いがく
Romaji: igaku
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N4 (unofficial)

Meaning

medicine; medical science · noun

Example sentences

二人の医者が医学の話をしていた。

Two doctors were talking shop.

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Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 医学

医

doctor, medicineイ・い.やす・い.する · 7 strokes

学

study, learning, scienceガク・まな.ぶ · 8 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 医学.

医者いしゃdoctor歯医者はいしゃdentist医師いしdoctor医療いりょうmedical treatment医院いいんdoctor's office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

Source: JMdict entry 1159810 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.