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教科 (きょうか) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Common word JLPT N2 Freq. Frequency Top 20,000 Meanings 1
noun
school subject ; curricular subject ; curriculum area
Refers to a subject taught at school, such as mathematics, Japanese, science, or social studies; also used more broadly for the set or category of subjects in a curriculum.
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Elementary school subjects include Japanese and arithmetic.
Written forms 教きょう 科か Usage 100%
Standard kanji spelling for a school subject or curricular area.
キョウカ Usage <1%
Kanji 科 department, course, section Similar words 科か 目もく Also means a subject or course, but is often used for specific courses or examination subjects; 教科 emphasizes school curriculum categories.
授じゅ 業ぎょう Means a class or lesson session, not the subject area itself.
学がっ 科か Often refers to an academic department or specialized field of study, especially in higher education, rather than ordinary school subjects.
Etymology A Sino-Japanese compound written with 教, associated with teaching, and 科, associated with a section, course, or category; together it denotes a taught curricular category.
