JLPT N5 · 8 strokes
Kanji 学: "study, learning, science"
The kanji 学 means "study, learning, science". It is written with 8 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N5, read ガク in on'yomi and まな.ぶ in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ガク
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
まな.ぶ
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | study, learning, science |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 8 |
| JLPT level | N5 |
| Taught in Japan | grade 1 |
| Frequency rank | 63 of 2,501 |
Common words with 学
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 学校school
- 学ぶto learn; to study; to take lessons in
- 大学university; college · former imperial university of Japan (established under the ritsuryō system for the training of government administrators)
- 学生student (esp. a university student)
- 小学校primary school; elementary school; grade school
- 学園educational institution; school; academy; campus
- 中学junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
- 小学生elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
- 入学admission (to a school or university); entrance; enrolment; enrollment
- 中学生junior high school student; middle school pupil
- 見学inspection; study by observation; field trip; tour · sitting out (e.g. PE class)
- 科学science · to think about scientifically; to think in terms of science
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