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How to say 'Subject' in Japanese | 教科

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The Japanese word for Subject is 'Kyouka', written as 教科 in Japanese.'Subject' in hiragana is きょうか.

    word

    教科

    Meaning

    Subject

    Reading

    きょうか

    kyouka

    Kanji

    教Teach 科Section, Department

    Explanation

    The Japanese noun '教科 (きょうか)' refers to a 'subject' in the context of education, such as a specific field of study taught in school. It is commonly used to describe academic disciplines like mathematics, science, or history. For example: My favorite subject is math「私の好きな教科は数学です」(わたしのすきなきょうかはすうがくです). We have five subjects this semester「今学期は五つの教科があります」(こんがっきはいつつのきょうかがあります). The term is often used in educational settings and is neutral in tone, applicable to both formal and informal contexts.

    Part Of Speech

    noun

    Kanji JLPT

    N3

    Kanji Grade

    2

    Frequency

    2045

    Composition

    kanji

    Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 教科

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

  • kanji

    教

    Meaning

    Teach

  • kanji

    科

    Meaning

    Section, Department

Words Related to 教科 Through the Kanji 教

These 16 Words contain the Kanji 教 as well.

  • word

    教える

    Meaning

    Teach

  • word

    宗教

    Meaning

    Religion

  • word

    教育

    Meaning

    Education

  • word

    教授

    Meaning

    Professor

  • word

    教

    Meaning

    Religion

  • word

    教師

    Meaning

    Teacher

  • word

    教科書

    Meaning

    Textbook

  • word

    教会

    Meaning

    Church

  • word

    仏教

    Meaning

    Buddhism

  • word

    教室

    Meaning

    Classroom

  • word

    キリスト教

    Meaning

    Christianity

  • word

    イスラム教

    Meaning

    Islam

  • word

    教わる

    Meaning

    Learn

  • word

    教え

    Meaning

    Teaching

  • word

    教員

    Meaning

    Teacher

  • word

    教養

    Meaning

    Culture, Education

Words Related to 教科 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

    科学者

    Meaning

    Scientist

  • word

    学科

    Meaning

    Department, Subject

  • word

    歯科

    Meaning

    Dentistry

  • 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 'Kyouka' (教科) mean?

'Kyouka' means 'Subject' .

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