科か

noun, noun, used as a suffix

department; section

Used for organizational units in universities, hospitals, and similar institutions. Often appears as a suffix.

• 彼かれは大だい学がくの医い学がく部ぶの内ない科かに所しょ属ぞくしている。

  He belongs to the internal medicine department of the university's medical school.

• この病びょう院いんには新あたらしい小しょう児に科かができた。

  This hospital has a new pediatrics department.

noun, noun, used as a suffix

course of study; specialization; branch

Refers to an academic discipline or field of study. Commonly used in educational contexts.

• 大だい学がくでは何なに科かを専せん攻こうしましたか。

  What course did you major in at university?

• 文ぶん科か系けいの科か目もくが好すきだ。

  I like humanities subjects.

noun, noun, used as a suffix

family

Biological taxonomy rank below order and above genus. Technical term.

• ヒトはヒト科かに分ぶん類るいされる。

  Humans are classified in the family Hominidae.