Onyomi: カ · Kunyomi: - · Meanings: course, department, section
Kanji for course, department, section
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科 is formed from 禾, meaning “grain” or “plants,” and 斗, meaning a measuring scoop. In the past, grain was carefully measured and divided using a scoop. This act of measuring and separating things into clear groups became the idea of classification. From this image, 科 came to mean a field of study, category, or discipline.
科 shows grain being measured and divided into clear categories.
Imagine using a measuring scoop to sort grain into different piles. Those organized divisions represent 科.
| Word | Reading | Meaning | Meta |
|---|---|---|---|
| 科 | か | department, section, faculty, school, arm | common JLPT-N1 Noun, Noun, used as a suffix |
| 品 | しな | article, item, thing, goods, stock | common JLPT-N3 Noun |
| 科 | しな | Japanese linden (Tilia japonica) | Noun |
| 咎 | とが | error, mistake, fault | Noun |
| 科学 | かがく | science | common JLPT-N4 Noun |
| 科目 | かもく | (school) subject, curriculum, course | common JLPT-N3 Noun |
| 科学者 | かがくしゃ | scientist | common Noun |
| 台詞 | せりふ | (spoken) line (in a play, film, comic, etc.), one's lines | Noun |
| 科する | かする | to inflict, to impose (a fine, etc.) | common Suru verb - special class, Transitive verb |
| 科学的 | かがくてき | scientific | common Na-adjective (keiyodoshi) |