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計算機科学 (keisankikagaku) 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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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

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He is majoring in computer science at university.

計けい算さん機き科か学がくの分ぶん野やは急きゅう速そくに進しん歩ぽしている。

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

Related 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.

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計けい算さん機き+科か学がく

Etymology

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