学
study, learning, science
Readings
On'yomi
- ガク
Kun'yomi
- まな.ぶ
Nanori
- たか
- のり
Meaning
学 centers on the process of gaining knowledge: studying, learning, and the organized fields of science that result from that pursuit.
Most common words using 学
24 of 4,173- 学校がっこうN5
school
- 大学だいがくN5
university; college
- 学生がくせいN5
student (esp. a university student)
- 科学かがくN4
science
- 学がくN3
learning; scholarship; study; erudition; knowledge; education
- 学ぶまなぶN3
to learn; to study; to take lessons in
- 学園がくえんN1
educational institution; school; academy; campus
- 小学校しょうがっこうN5
primary school; elementary school; grade school
- 小学生しょうがくせいN2
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
- 学習がくしゅうN3
learning; study
- 学者がくしゃN3
scholar; academic; scientist
- 中学ちゅうがくN3
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
- 中学生ちゅうがくせいN1
junior high school student; middle school pupil
- 化学かがくN3
chemistry
- 入学にゅうがくN4
admission (to a school or university); entrance; enrolment; enrollment; matriculation
- 数学すうがくN4
mathematics
- 大学生だいがくせいN4
university student; college student
- 医学いがくN4
medicine; medical science
- 哲学てつがくN3
philosophy
- 学会がっかいN2
learned society; scientific society; academy; academic meeting; academic conference
- 留学りゅうがくN4
studying abroad
- 中学校ちゅうがっこうN5
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
- 文学ぶんがくN4
literature
- 学部がくぶN3
faculty (of a university); school; college; department
Study
Etymology
学 is the modern simplified form of 學. The older form depicts two hands (臼) passing down knowledge (爻) under a roof (宀) to a child (子), representing teaching and learning.
Meaning mnemonic
The top ⺌ and 冖 look like a simplified school building, and 子 is a child. Picture a child under a school roof, studying and learning.
Reading mnemonic
For ガク, imagine a student at a desk saying 'Gak!' as they finally understand a tough science concept: Gak -> ガク, and the lightbulb moment happens in the schoolhouse.