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Kanji: 学

KANJI
学
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JLPT Level:
JLPT N5 (beginner level)
Kanken Level:
Kanken Level 10 (learned at completion of 1st grade)
Grade:
Taught during the 1st grade in Japan
Radical:
子
Radical name:
こへん
Meaning:
Study, learning, science
Usage:
Appears very frequently in Japanese newspapers; only about 60 kanji are used more often.
JLPT Level Word Meaning
N5
学生(がくせい)
Student
N5
学校(がっこう)
School
N5
大学(だいがく)
university
N5
留学生(りゅうがくせい)
overseas student
N4
医学(いがく)
medical science
N4
科学(かがく)
science
N4
高等学校(こうとうがっこう)
high school
N4
小学校(しょうがっこう)
elementary school
N4
数学(すうがく)
mathematics, arithmetic
N4
大学生(だいがくせい)
university student
N4
中学校(ちゅうがっこう)
junior high school, middle school
N4
入学(にゅうがく)する
to enter school or university
N4
文学(ぶんがく)
literature
N3
化学(かがく)
chemistry
N3
学(がく)
learning, scholarship, erudition, knowledge
N3
学者(がくしゃ)
scholar
N3
学習(がくしゅう)
study, learning
N3
学問(がくもん)
scholarship, study, learning
N3
学期(がっき)
term (school)
N3
語学(ごがく)
language study
N3
奨学金(しょうがくきん)
scholarship
N3
進学(しんがく)
going on to university
N3
中学(ちゅうがく)
middle school, junior high school
N3
通学(つうがく)
commuting to school
N3
哲学(てつがく)
philosophy
N3
入学(にゅうがく)
entry to school or university, matriculation
N3
学(まな)ぶ
to study (in depth), to learn, to take lessons in
N3
留学(りゅうがく)
studying abroad
N2
学術(がくじゅつ)
science, learning, scholarship
N2
学年(がくねん)
year in school, grade in school
N2
学部(がくぶ)
department of a university, undergraduate
N2
学力(がくりょく)
scholarship, knowledge, literary ability
N2
学科(がっか)
study subject, course of study
N2
学会(がっかい)
scientific society, academic meeting
N2
学級(がっきゅう)
grade in school
N2
見学(けんがく)
inspection, study by observation, field trip
N2
在学(ざいがく)
(enrolled) in school
N2
自然科学(しぜんかがく)
natural science
N2
社会科学(しゃかいかがく)
social science
N2
小学生(しょうがくせい)
grade school student
N2
人文科学(じんぶんかがく)
social sciences, humanities
N2
大学院(だいがくいん)
graduate school
N1
学芸(がくげい)
arts and sciences, liberal arts
N1
学士(がくし)
university graduate
N1
学説(がくせつ)
theory
N1
学歴(がくれき)
academic background
N1
休学(きゅうがく)
temporary absence from school, suspension
N1
共学(きょうがく)
coeducation
N1
工学(こうがく)
engineering
N1
考古学(こうこがく)
archaeology
N1
修学(しゅうがく)
learning
N1
退学(たいがく)
dropping out of school
N1
法学(ほうがく)
law, jurisprudence
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