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What is the Kanji for 'Section' and 'Department'? | 科

If you are wondering what is the Japanese Kanji for 'Section' and 'Department', you've come to the right place!

The Japanese Kanji for 'Section' and 'Department' is 科.

    kanji

    Meaning

    Section, Department

    Reading

    onyomi

    ka

    Parts

    Ladle, Dipper Cereal

    Example Word

    科: department. The Japanese suffix '科 (か)' is commonly used to denote a department, division, or field of study, particularly in academic, medical, or organizational contexts. It often follows a specific area of expertise or subject, such as in '医学部 (いがくぶ)' (medical department) or '理科 (りか)' (science). For example: She works in the dermatology department「彼女は皮膚科で働いています」(かのじょはひふかではたらいています). The biology department is on the third floor「生物学の科は三階にあります」(せいぶつがくのかはさんがいにあります). This suffix is also used in medical fields to specify a specialty, such as '眼科 (がんか)' (ophthalmology).

    Radical

    Stroke Count

    9

    JLPT

    N3

    Grade

    2

    Frequency

    473

    Handwriting

Parts of the Kanji

If you visually break down this kanji, you can see it is made up of 2 parts:

    kanji

    Meaning

    Ladle, Dipper

    radical

    Meaning

    Cereal

Words Using

This kanji is used in 19 words:

    word

    科学

    Meaning

    Science

    word

    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

    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

Kanji Related to Through the Part

These 3 kanji contain the part 斗 as well.

    kanji

    Meaning

    Map

    kanji

    Meaning

    Materials, Fee

    kanji

    Meaning

    Slanting, Diagonal

Kanji Related to Through the Part

These 29 kanji contain the part 禾 as well.

    kanji

    Meaning

    Autumn

    kanji

    Meaning

    Private, Me

    kanji

    Meaning

    Profit, Advantage

    kanji

    Meaning

    Peace

    kanji

    Meaning

    Laugh

    kanji

    Meaning

    Tax

    kanji

    Meaning

    Kind, Variety

    kanji

    Meaning

    Order, Extent

    kanji

    Meaning

    Season

    kanji

    Meaning

    Committee

    kanji

    Meaning

    Accumulate

    kanji

    Meaning

    Order, Regularity

    kanji

    Meaning

    Move, Transfer

    kanji

    Meaning

    Second

    kanji

    Meaning

    Secret

    kanji

    Meaning

    Excel, Excellent

    kanji

    Meaning

    Young, Immature

    kanji

    Meaning

    Rice plant

    kanji

    Meaning

    Work, Earnings

    kanji

    稿

    Meaning

    Manuscript, Draft

    kanji

    Meaning

    Calm, Moderate

    kanji

    Meaning

    Harvest

    kanji

    Meaning

    Grain, Cereal

    kanji

    Meaning

    Spike

    kanji

    Meaning

    Appellation

    kanji

    Meaning

    Fragrance

    kanji

    Meaning

    Tariff, Land tax

    kanji

    Meaning

    Play music

    kanji

    Meaning

    Think, Consider

Learn the Kanji

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What does 科 mean?

科 means 'Section' and 'Department'.

Japanese school students learn this kanji in Second Grade, while non-native learners often study it for the JLPT N3 exam.

To help you master this kanji, here's an interactive lesson where you'll practice its readings and meanings.