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How to say 'Engineering' in Japanese | 工学部

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The Japanese word for Engineering is 'Kougakubu', written as 工学部 in Japanese.'Engineering' in hiragana is こうがくぶ.

    word

    工学部

    Meaning

    Engineering

    Reading

    こうがくぶ

    kougakubu

    Kanji

    工Construction 学Learn 部Section, Department

    Explanation

    The Japanese noun '工学部 (こうがくぶ)' refers to the 'engineering department' or 'faculty of engineering' at a university. It is commonly used to describe the academic division or department that focuses on engineering studies. For example: He is studying in the engineering department「彼は工学部で勉強しています」(かれはこうがくぶでべんきょうしています). The engineering department is in that building「工学部はあの建物にあります」(こうがくぶはあのたてものにあります). This term is specific to academic contexts and is widely understood in Japanese educational settings.

    Part Of Speech

    noun

    Kanji JLPT

    N3

    Kanji Grade

    3

    Frequency

    2814

    Composition

    kanji

    Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 工学部

This word contains 3 kanji characters:

  • kanji

    工

    Meaning

    Construction

  • kanji

    学

    Meaning

    Learn

  • kanji

    部

    Meaning

    Section, Department

Words Related to 工学部 Through the Kanji 工

These 10 Words contain the Kanji 工 as well.

  • word

    工事

    Meaning

    Construction

  • word

    工場

    Meaning

    Factory

  • word

    加工

    Meaning

    Processing

  • word

    工業

    Meaning

    Industry

  • word

    工学

    Meaning

    Engineering

  • word

    人工

    Meaning

    Artificial

  • word

    工夫

    Meaning

    Device, Scheme

  • word

    工作

    Meaning

    Craft, Manipulation

  • word

    大工

    Meaning

    Carpenter

  • word

    細工

    Meaning

    Craft, Trick

Words Related to 工学部 Through the Kanji 学

These 55 Words contain the Kanji 学 as well.

  • word

    学校

    Meaning

    School

  • word

    大学生

    Meaning

    Student

  • word

    大学

    Meaning

    University

  • word

    学

    Meaning

    Study

  • word

    留学生

    Meaning

    Foreign student

  • word

    科学

    Meaning

    Science

  • word

    学生

    Meaning

    Student

  • word

    入学

    Meaning

    Admission

  • word

    中学生

    Meaning

    Middle school student

  • word

    小学生

    Meaning

    Elementary student

  • word

    見学

    Meaning

    Inspection, Observation

  • word

    通学

    Meaning

    Commute

  • word

    小学校

    Meaning

    Elementary

  • word

    中学校

    Meaning

    Junior high

  • word

    学ぶ

    Meaning

    Learn

  • word

    文学

    Meaning

    Literature

  • word

    高等学校

    Meaning

    Highschool

  • word

    大学院

    Meaning

    Graduate school

  • word

    進学

    Meaning

    Advancement

  • word

    中学

    Meaning

    Middle school

  • word

    留学

    Meaning

    Study abroad

  • word

    医学

    Meaning

    Medicine

  • word

    哲学

    Meaning

    Philosophy

  • word

    化学

    Meaning

    Chemistry

  • word

    工学

    Meaning

    Engineering

  • word

    学長

    Meaning

    President

  • word

    語学

    Meaning

    Languages

  • word

    学費

    Meaning

    Tuition

  • word

    学部

    Meaning

    Faculty

  • word

    休学

    Meaning

    Leave

  • word

    学習

    Meaning

    Learning

  • word

    学問

    Meaning

    Learning, Scholarship

  • word

    小学

    Meaning

    Elementary

  • word

    学割

    Meaning

    Student discount

  • word

    新学期

    Meaning

    New term

  • word

    在学

    Meaning

    Enrollment

  • word

    数学

    Meaning

    Mathematics

  • 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

    学説

    Meaning

    Theory

  • word

    学園

    Meaning

    Academy

  • word

    学者

    Meaning

    Scholar

  • word

    学歴

    Meaning

    Academic background

  • word

    学会

    Meaning

    Academic society

  • word

    奨学金

    Meaning

    Scholarship

  • word

    学年

    Meaning

    Grade

  • word

    法学部

    Meaning

    Law, Faculty

  • word

    学級

    Meaning

    Class

  • word

    短期大学

    Meaning

    Junior college

  • word

    学力

    Meaning

    Academic

  • word

    文学者

    Meaning

    Literary scholar

  • word

    退学

    Meaning

    Expulsion, Withdrawal

Words Related to 工学部 Through the Kanji 部

These 23 Words contain the Kanji 部 as well.

  • word

    全部

    Meaning

    All

  • word

    部

    Meaning

    Club

  • word

    部屋

    Meaning

    Room

  • word

    部分

    Meaning

    Part

  • word

    一部

    Meaning

    Part

  • word

    内部

    Meaning

    Inside

  • word

    部門

    Meaning

    Department

  • word

    一部分

    Meaning

    Part

  • word

    部下

    Meaning

    Subordinate

  • word

    本部

    Meaning

    Headquarters

  • word

    学部

    Meaning

    Faculty

  • word

    外部

    Meaning

    Outside

  • word

    部隊

    Meaning

    Unit

  • word

    幹部

    Meaning

    Executive

  • word

    部長

    Meaning

    Manager

  • word

    部品

    Meaning

    Parts

  • word

    警部

    Meaning

    Inspector

  • word

    南部

    Meaning

    South

  • word

    文部

    Meaning

    Education

  • word

    大部分

    Meaning

    Majority

  • word

    部落

    Meaning

    Hamlet

  • word

    北部

    Meaning

    North

  • word

    法学部

    Meaning

    Law, Faculty

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