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科

department
Stroke count: 9

Readings

On readingカ
JōyōGrade 2
  1. department (of a university or hospital)
  2. course (of study)
  3. branch of study
  4. specialization
  5. family

Popular Usage

科学科目教科書学科外科自然科学社会科学人文科学亜科眼科教科

Radicals and components

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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wheat (禾) · cereal (禾) · measuring cup · big dipper · The Plough · drop (丶) · ten (十) · needle (丨)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1263

Compound words

科学かがく
science; to think about scientifically; to think in terms of science
科目かもく
(school) subject; curriculum; course; item; heading
教科書きょうかしょ
textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
外科げか
surgery (branch of medicine); department of surgery
学科がっか
subject (of study); course of study; department (of a university)
自然科学しぜんかがく
natural science
社会科学しゃかいかがく
social science
人文科学じんぶんかがく
humanities; arts
眼科がんか
ophthalmology
教科きょうか
subject; curriculum
医科いか
medical science; medical department
工科こうか
engineering course
産科さんか
obstetrics; obstetrical department; maternity division
歯科しか
dentistry
内科ないか
internal medicine; department of internal medicine
文科ぶんか
humanities and social sciences; liberal arts; faculty of humanities; school of liberal arts
理科りか
science (natural sciences and related fields, incl. mathematics, engineering, medicine, etc.); faculties of science, engineering, medicine, etc. (at a university); science (as a school subject)
家庭科かていか
home economics
科するかする
to inflict; to impose (a fine, etc.)
科学者かがくしゃ
scientist
科学的かがくてき
scientific
外科医げかい
surgeon
眼科医がんかい
ophthalmologist; eye specialist
歯科医しかい
dentist

Stroke Order

9 strokes

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