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How to say 'Study' in Japanese | 学

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The Japanese word for Study is 'Gaku', written as 学 in Japanese.'Study' in hiragana is がく.

    word

    学

    Meaning

    Study

    Reading

    がく

    gaku

    Kanji

    学Learn

    Explanation

    The Japanese noun '学 (がく)' primarily means 'study' or 'learning'. It refers to the act of acquiring knowledge or the field of academic pursuit. This word is often used in compound words related to education, such as '学校 (がっこう)' (school) or '学生 (がくせい)' (student). For example: I enjoy studying「私は学が好きです」(わたしはがくがすきです). He is a scholar of history「彼は歴史の学です」(かれはれきしのがくです). The word can also imply a deeper sense of scholarly pursuit or academic discipline.

    Part Of Speech

    noun

    Kanji JLPT

    N5

    Kanji Grade

    1

    Frequency

    339

    Composition

    kanji

    Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 学

This word contains 1 kanji character:

  • kanji

    学

    Meaning

    Learn

Words Related to 学 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

    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

    工学部

    Meaning

    Engineering

  • 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

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