教科
Meanings
1
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.
My favorite school subject is mathematics.
Elementary school subjects include Japanese and arithmetic.
Usage patterns
- 〈教科〉を教えるto teach a (school) subject
He teaches the subject of science at a junior high school.
- 〈教科〉を学ぶto study a (school) subject
In elementary school, students study a variety of subjects.
- 得意な〈教科〉a subject one is good at
My best subject is math.
- 苦手な〈教科〉a subject one struggles with
English is a subject I'm not good at.
- 〈教科〉のテストa test for a (school) subject
Next week there are tests in several subjects.
Expressions
- 教科横断的学習cross-curriculum learning