学 — study, learning, science
がく
学
study
がく
U+5B66
Unicode hex codepoint — a unique identifier for this character in the Unicode standard.
Freq #63
Frequency rank among the ~2,500 most common kanji in Japanese newspapers. Lower number = more common.
Heisig #324
Index in James Heisig's "Remembering the Kanji" — a popular textbook that teaches kanji through mnemonics and stories.
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Meanings
- study
- learning
- science
Readings
- On'yomi
- がく gaku
- Kun'yomi
- まな mana
word
がく gaku On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).
まな mana Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).
がっ ga
小
学
校
shougakkou
elementary school
中
学
校
chuugakkou
middle school
小
中
学
校
shouchuugakkou
elementary and middle school
女
学
校
jogakkou
girls' school
学
校
名
gakkoumei
school name
学
会
gakkai
academic society
学
科
gakka
department
学
期
gakki
school term
学
級
gakkyuu
school class
小
学
館
shougakkan
Shogakukan (publishing company)
学
区
gakku
school district
学
界
gakkai
academic world
新
学
期
shingakki
new school term
高
等
学
校
koutougakkou
senior high school
学
校
法
人
gakkouhoujin
(legally) incorporated educational institution
創
価
学
会
soukagakkai
Soka Gakkai (Buddhist organization)
Words by frequency and grade
144 wordsEach dot is a word containing 学: further left is more common, higher up needs a later school grade (the grade of its hardest kanji). Click a dot to open the word.
S = secondary school · 64 words have no frequency rank; they sit in the Unranked column.
Appears in idioms
Components
Composed of
Compound ideograph (会意). 冖 (cover) over 子 (child). A child under institutional care — study and learning. The traditional form 學 shows hands arranging knowledge above the child.