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How to say 'Dentistry' in Japanese | 歯科

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The Japanese word for Dentistry is 'Shika', written as 歯科 in Japanese.'Dentistry' in hiragana is しか.

    word

    歯科

    Meaning

    Dentistry

    Reading

    しか

    shika

    Kanji

    歯Tooth 科Section, Department

    Explanation

    The Japanese noun '歯科 (しか)' refers to the field of dentistry. It is commonly used in contexts related to dental care, dental clinics, or dental professionals. For example: I went to the dentistry「歯科に行きました」(しかにいきました). She works in dentistry「彼女は歯科で働いています」(かのじょはしかではたらいています). The term is often seen in compound words like '歯科医 (しかい)' (dentist) or '歯科医院 (しかいいん)' (dental clinic).

    Part Of Speech

    noun

    Kanji JLPT

    N3

    Kanji Grade

    3

    Frequency

    3350

    Composition

    kanji

    Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 歯科

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

  • kanji

    歯

    Meaning

    Tooth

  • kanji

    科

    Meaning

    Section, Department

Words Related to 歯科 Through the Kanji 歯

These 5 Words contain the Kanji 歯 as well.

  • word

    歯

    Meaning

    Tooth

  • word

    歯医者

    Meaning

    Dentist

  • word

    歯ブラシ

    Meaning

    Toothbrush

  • word

    歯磨き

    Meaning

    Toothpaste, Tooth brushing

  • word

    虫歯

    Meaning

    Cavity

Words Related to 歯科 Through the Kanji 科

These 18 Words contain the Kanji 科 as well.

  • word

    科学

    Meaning

    Science

  • word

    科

    Meaning

    Department

  • word

    教科書

    Meaning

    Textbook

  • word

    理科

    Meaning

    Science

  • word

    教科

    Meaning

    Subject

  • word

    科学者

    Meaning

    Scientist

  • word

    学科

    Meaning

    Department, Subject

  • word

    自然科学

    Meaning

    Natural science

  • word

    人文科学

    Meaning

    Humanities

  • word

    社会科学

    Meaning

    Social science

  • word

    産婦人科

    Meaning

    Obstetrics

  • word

    耳鼻科

    Meaning

    Otolaryngology

  • word

    小児科

    Meaning

    Pediatrics

  • word

    眼科

    Meaning

    Ophthalmology

  • word

    外科

    Meaning

    Surgery

  • word

    内科

    Meaning

    Internal medicine

  • word

    科目

    Meaning

    Subject

  • word

    百科事典

    Meaning

    Encyclopedia

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What does 'Shika' (歯科) mean?

'Shika' means 'Dentistry' .

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