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Kanji Detail for 学 - "to learn, learning, school"

学

  • Meaning

    学 means "to learn, learning, school."

    1. Learn - To study; to be taught.

    2. Study - To engage in scholarship.

    3. Learning - Education; knowledge; scholarship.

    4. School - A place for education.

    5. Scholar - One who learns or researches.

  • Words using 学

    • 学校 がっこう Listen school
    • 学生 がくせい Listen student (esp. a university student)
    • 医学 いがく Listen medicine; medical science
    • 学部 がくぶ Listen faculty (of a university); school; college
    • 文学 ぶんがく Listen literature
    • 科学 かがく Listen science; to think about scientifically; to think in terms of science
    • 中学 ちゅうがく Listen junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
    • 学園 がくえん Listen educational institution; school; academy

  • Four-character idioms with 学

    • 下学上達 かがくじょうたつ Listen beginning one's studies with something familiar and gradually increasing the depth of learning
    • 人生哲学 じんせいてつがく Listen philosophy of life
    • 博学多才 はくがくたさい Listen wide knowledge and versatile talents
    • 博学多識 はくがくたしき Listen erudition and extensive knowledge
    • 外題学問 げだいがくもん Listen putting on a knowing air when one only knows the title of the book (play, etc.); pretending to understand the nature of something when one only knows its name
    • 曲学阿世 きょくがくあせい Listen prostitution of learning; twisting the truth and truckling to the times

  • Tattoo check: 学

    • Verified meaning: to learn, learning, school
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read あい, あきら, がく, さとし)

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 学

    Given names 学(あい)Listen 学(がく)Listen 学(さとし)Listen 学(さとる)Listen 学(まなび)Listen 学(まなぶ)Listen

    Surnames 学(あきら)Listen 学(ゆたか)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    study; learning; science

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    learning, knowledge; school

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    to learn; to study; to imitate; science; -ology

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    learning, knowledge, science; to study, to go to school; -ology

  • Onyomi

    tip

    gaku(ガク) ガク

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    mana.bu(まな-ぶ) まな-ぶ

  • Strokes

    tip

    8 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    子 (ko・kohen・kodomo・kodomohen)

  • Related Keywords

    to learn learning school to study imitate scholar teach knowledge academy acquire cognition college curriculum discipline educate education examine expertise institution instruction intellect intelligence investigate lesson master research train

Sentences including 学

  • He is a learned man.

  • All of the students stood up together.

  • He wanted to be respected by the students.

  • They dropped out of their school.

  • Students have access to the library.

  • I usually walk to school.

  • Don't be late for school.

  • How often do you study english at school?

  • It is next to impossible to go to school.

  • You may bring your own lunch to school.

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