学 — study, learning, science

がく学 study

Grade 1 Japanese school grade level in which this kanji is taught. Grade 1 is first year of elementary school. 8 strokes school

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.

Meanings

study
learning
science

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かく・がく kaku On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).

学(がく) gaku learning 大(だい) 学(がく) daigaku university 学(がく) 校(こう) gakkou school 学(がく) 生(せい) gakusei student 中(ちゅう) 学(がく) chuugaku middle school 小(しょう) 学(がく) 生(せい) shougakusei elementary school student 文(ぶん) 学(がく) bungaku literature 中(ちゅう) 学(がく) 生(せい) chuugakusei middle school student

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).

学(まな) ぶ manabu to learn 学(まな) べる manaberu to be able to learn 学(まな) び manabi learning

かっ・がっ ka 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).

小(しょう) 学(がっ) 校(こう) shougakkou elementary school 中(ちゅう) 学(がっ) 校(こう) chuugakkou middle school 小(しょう) 中(ちゅう) 学(がっ) 校(こう) shouchuugakkou elementary and middle school 学(がっ) 会(かい) gakkai academic society 学(がっ) 科(か) gakka department 学(がっ) 期(き) gakki school term 学(がっ) 級(きゅう) gakkyuu school class 小(しょう) 学(がっ) 館(かん) shougakkan Shogakukan (publishing company)

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Components

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ちいさい小 little #42

冖 cover

こ子 child #39

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.

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Kangxi Radical The Kangxi radicals are a set of 214 character components standardized in the 1716 Kangxi Dictionary. Every kanji is classified under one radical, used for dictionary lookup and character organization.

#39 子 child

学 — study, learning, science

Meanings

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かく・がく kaku 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).

かっ・がっ ka 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).

Stroke order

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Kangxi Radical The Kangxi radicals are a set of 214 character components standardized in the 1716 Kangxi Dictionary. Every kanji is classified under one radical, used for dictionary lookup and character organization.

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学 — study, learning, science

Meanings

word

かく ・がく kaku 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).

かっ ・がっ ka 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).

Stroke order

Components

Composed of

Kangxi Radical The Kangxi radicals are a set of 214 character components standardized in the 1716 Kangxi Dictionary. Every kanji is classified under one radical, used for dictionary lookup and character organization.

Keyboard Shortcuts

General

かく・がく kaku On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).

かっ・がっ ka 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).