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学科 (がっか, gakka) Japanese meaning: subject of study | Kotomora
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In the morning we have academic classes, and in the afternoon practical training.
I chose an industrial course of study in high school.
Usage patterns 学がっ 科か を 専せん 攻こう する to major in a subject/department
What department is she majoring in at university?
〈 物もの 〉 学がっ 科か に 入にゅう 学がく する to enroll in the ~ department
He enrolled in the mechanical engineering department of the engineering school.
学がっ 科か と 実じつ 技ぎ に 分わ かれる to be divided into a written/theory test and a practical test
Kanji 学 study, learning, science 科 department, course, section Related words· 6 科目 usually refers to one individual school subject (like math or English), while 学科 can mean a whole course of study or an academic department.
専攻 is the specific field a student chooses to major in, whereas 学科 is the institutional course or department in which that major is offered.
学部 is a larger faculty or school of a university, while 学科 is a smaller department or program that exists within a 学部.
学科 usually names a specific academic major or subject area, while 科 is the broader suffix used for departments, specializations, or taxonomic families.
Show 2 more 学科 names an academic subject or course of study within a university, whereas 教室 in this sense refers to the organizational department itself.
学科 usually denotes an academic department or specialized field of study at a university, whereas 教科 refers to an ordinary school subject like math or science.
Don't confuse with 学部 is the larger faculty (e.g. Faculty of Letters), while 学科 is a more specialized department or course of study within that 学部.
学科 refers to the academic department or curriculum division a student belongs to, whereas 専攻 refers to the specific subject or field the student is majoring in within that department.
Etymology A Sino-Japanese kanji compound: 学 means study or learning, and 科 means a section, field, or course. The spelling transparently reflects an academic field or division.
The driving license exam is divided into a written test and a practical test.
