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計算機科学 (けいさんきかがく) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

計けい算さん機き科か学がく

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Meanings

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noun

computer science

Academic field covering the theory, design, and application of computers.

彼かれは大だい学がくで計けい算さん機き科か学がくを専せん攻こうしている。
He is majoring in computer science at university.
計けい算さん機き科か学がくの

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The field of computer science is advancing rapidly.

Kanji

計plot, plan, scheme
算calculate, divining, number
機loom, mechanism, machine
科department, course, section
学study, learning, science

Similar words

情じょう報ほう科か学がく
情報科学 (information science) is broader, encompassing information processing in general, while 計算機科学 focuses specifically on computers and computation.
コンピュータサイエンス
コンピュータサイエンス is a direct loanword and often used interchangeably, but 計算機科学 is the native Japanese term more common in formal academic contexts.

Etymology

Compound of 計算機 (computer) and 科学 (science). A calque of English 'computer science'.