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学

study
Stroke count: 8

Readings

On readingガク
Kun readingまな.ぶ
JLPT level: N5JōyōGrade 1

Meanings

  1. studyRtK
    心理学を勉強すればするほど面白いと思えてきたんだ。The more I studied psychology, the more interesting it seemed to me.tatoeba
    全学年を京田辺校地で学ぶ。The students study at Kyotanabe Campus for four years.wiki
  2. learning
  3. science

Popular Usage

学生学校大学留学生医学科学数学入学文学小学校大学生中学校

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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schoolhouse · owl · crown (冖) · child (子)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 346

Compound words

学校がっこう
school
学生がくせい
student (esp. a university student)
大学だいがく
university; college; former imperial university of Japan (established under the ritsuryō system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
留学生りゅうがくせい
overseas student; exchange student
医学いがく
medicine; medical science
科学かがく
science; to think about scientifically; to think in terms of science
数学すうがく
mathematics
入学にゅうがく
admission (to a school or university); entrance; enrolment; enrollment; matriculation
文学ぶんがく
literature
小学校しょうがっこう
primary school; elementary school; grade school
大学生だいがくせい
university student; college student
中学校ちゅうがっこう
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
高等学校こうとうがっこう
senior high school; high school
化学かがく
chemistry
学期がっき
school term; semester
学者がくしゃ
scholar; academic; scientist; learned person; person of learning
学習がくしゅう
learning; study
学問がくもん
study; scholarship; learning; education; knowledge
語学ごがく
study of foreign languages; linguistics
進学しんがく
advancing to the next stage of education; going on to (high school, college, etc.)
奨学金しょうがくきん
scholarship; stipend; bursary; grant-in-aid; student loan
学科がっか
subject (of study); course of study; department (of a university)
学会がっかい
learned society; scientific society; academy; academic meeting; academic conference
学級がっきゅう
(school) class

On Reading Examples

彼は法科の学生だ。がくせい
He is an undergraduate in the law department.tatoeba
彼は並みの大学生より一段上だ。だいがくせい
He is a cut above the average college student.tatoeba
彼は並みの学生ではない。がくせい
He is above the ordinary type of student.tatoeba

Kun Reading Examples

微積分を学ぶには、練習問題をたくさんこなす必要があります。まなぶ
Learning calculus requires a lot of practice.tatoeba

Additional Examples

彼は法学修士の学位を得た。
He got a master's degree in law.tatoeba
彼は法科の学生だ。
He is an undergraduate in the law department.tatoeba
彼は歩いて通学する。
He walks to school.tatoeba
彼は歩いて学校へ行く。
He walks to school.tatoeba
物部村大栃中学校
Monobe Village Odochi Junior High Schoolwiki
京都美山高等学校
Kyoto Miyama High Schoolwiki
社会文化人類学者
Social Cultural Anthropologistswiki
のちの憲法学者。
Later he became a scholar of constitutional law.wiki
第2代学習院院長。
He was the second president of The Gakushuin School Corporation.wiki
第7代学習院院長。
The seventh president of the Gakushuin School Corporation.wiki
高野余慶に学問を学ぶ。
He learns from Yokei TAKANO.wiki
- 園芸、釣り、学問。
Gardening, fishing and learning.wiki
2学期制を実施。
Enforcement of the two semester system.wiki
ゼミは3年次春学期より履修可能で、必修ではない。
It is possible to take a seminar from the spring semester of the third year, and it is not a requirement.wiki
文化学術研究地区
The cultural and academic research zoneswiki
革新的な学術分野
The Cutting Edge of new scientific fieldswiki
1914年： 学年始期を 4月に変更。
1914: The start of the school year was changed to April.wiki
学部奨励学生制度
Sponsorship system for the undergraduate studentswiki
北京大学歴史学部
Peking University - Department of Historywiki
長英の優秀な語学力を示す有名なエピソードとして、次のようなものがある。
The following episode demonstrates Choei's excellent language ability.wiki
欧米言語文化学科
Department of European and American Linguistic Cultureswiki
日本・中国文学科
Department of Japanese and Chinese Literaturewiki
全国大学書道学会
All Japan College Calligraphic Studieswiki
勧学会 - 9月中
Kangaku-e (Association for the encouragement of learning) - In Septemberwiki
学校まで設けられない場合には、子守学級が設けられた。
When establishing a school was impossible, a class was formed.wiki
学芸員室・展示準備室
A curator room and a room for preparing exhibitionswiki
日本大学芸術学部卒業。
He graduated from the College of Art, Nihon University.wiki
帝国学士院会員。
He was a member of the Imperial Academy.wiki
日本学士院会員。
He became a member of the Japan Academy.wiki
これを支持する学説もある。
Some theories support this.wiki
学説としてはこれが有力である。
This is the leading theory.wiki
秋田師範学校卒業という彼の学歴が問題になったのである。
It was because his academic background; Ministry of Education thought he only graduated from Akita Normal School.wiki
東映は、正社員の採用において学歴や縁故を大変重視していた。
Toei put much emphasis on educational background and personal connections when recruiting full-time employees.wiki

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