学
学 — Study
study, learning, science
On’yomiガク (gaku)
Kun’yomiまなぶ (manabu)
Stroke order (8 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 学
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 学校 | がっこう gakkou | school |
| 学生 | がくせい gakusei | student (esp. a university student) |
| 大学 | だいがく daigaku | university; college; former imperial university of Japan (established under the ritsuryō system for the training of government administrators) |
| 医学 | いがく igaku | medicine; medical science |
| 科学 | かがく kagaku | science; to think about scientifically; to think in terms of science |
| 学部 | がくぶ gakubu | faculty (of a university); school; college |
Study notes
学 is a JLPT N5 kanji written with 8 strokes. It is taught in Japanese elementary school (grade 1), so native children learn it early — a good sign it appears everywhere. Ranked #63 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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