科 — department, course, section
か
科
department
Grade 2
Japanese school grade level in which this kanji is taught. Grade 1 is first year of elementary school.
9 strokes
U+79D1
Unicode hex codepoint — a unique identifier for this character in the Unicode standard.
Freq #531
Frequency rank among the ~2,500 most common kanji in Japanese newspapers. Lower number = more common.
Heisig #1182
Index in James Heisig's "Remembering the Kanji" — a popular textbook that teaches kanji through mnemonics and stories.
Meanings
- department
- course
- section
- branch
word
か ka On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).
Components
Composed of
Compound ideograph (会意). 禾 (grain) beside 斗 (ladle/measure). Measuring grain — sorting and classifying. A department or branch of knowledge.