What does the kanji 科 mean?

Memory hook

Rice (禾) measured with the scoop (斗) and sorted into classes — DEPARTMENT, SUBJECT.

Main radical

Built from

• 禾rice plant 5 strokes
• 斗measuring scoop 4 strokes

Stroke order · 9 strokes

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Common words

• 科学かがくscience
• 科目かもくsubject (school)
• 教科書きょうかしょtextbook

More words with this kanji

• 内科ないかinternal medicine
• 外科げかsurgery (medical department)
• 学科がっかsubject (of study); department, academic course
• 理科りかscience (school subject)
• 人文科学じんぶんかがくhumanities, human sciences
• 百科事典ひゃっかじてんencyclopedia
• 社会科学しゃかいかがくsocial science
• 自然科学しぜんかがくnatural science
• ～科～かdepartment, field, subject (suffix)
• 教科きょうかschool subject, curriculum
• 歯科しかdentistry
• 眼科がんかophthalmology
• 小児科しょうにかpediatrics
• 耳鼻科じびかENT (ear, nose, and throat) department
• 産婦人科さんふじんかobstetrics and gynecology
• 単科たんかsingle subject (enrolling course by course)