Kanji

What does the kanji 学 mean?

学 means study, learning. On'yomi ガク. Kun'yomi まな.ぶ.

Quick facts
On'yomiガク
Kun'yomiまな.ぶ
Strokes8
Main radical子
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N5
On'yomi ガクKun'yomi まな.ぶ
N5 · estimated, JLPT framework8 strokes

study, learning

Memory hook

A child (子) under a roof (冖) with hands guiding from above — STUDY.

Main radical

子child 3 strokes

Stroke order · 8 strokes

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Common words

More words with this kanji

  • 中学生ちゅうがくせいjunior high school student
  • 留学生りゅうがくせいinternational student
  • 入学にゅうがくschool enrollment, entering school
  • 医学いがくmedicine (medical science)
  • 数学すうがくmathematics
  • 文学ぶんがくliterature
  • 科学かがくscience
  • 中学校ちゅうがっこうjunior high school
  • 大学生だいがくせいuniversity student
  • 小学校しょうがっこうelementary school
  • ~学部~がくぶdepartment of ~ (at a university)
  • 学がくlearning, study
  • 中学ちゅうがくjunior high school
  • 化学かがくchemistry
  • 哲学てつがくphilosophy
  • 学問がくもんscholarship, academic discipline
  • 学期がっきsemester, school term
  • 学歴がくれきeducational background
  • 学習がくしゅうlearning, study
  • 学者がくしゃscholar, researcher
  • 留学りゅうがくstudying abroad
  • 語学ごがくlanguage study
  • 退学たいがくdropping out of school, expulsion
  • 通学つうがくcommuting to school

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English meanings, On/Kun readings, stroke counts: KANJIDIC2 — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Components: KRADFILE (EDRDG). Stroke order: KanjiVG (Ulrich Apel), licensed CC BY-SA 3.0. Mnemonics written by GoMe.

Voice: VOICEVOX Nemo.

N5–N1 levels on this page are estimates based on the JLPT framework, drawn from community benchmarks. GoMe Nihongo is not affiliated with the Japan Foundation or JEES, which administer the JLPT.