Vocabulary

What does 学科 (がっか, gakka) mean?

学科 (がっか, gakka) means subject (of study); department, academic course.

Quick facts
Readingがっか
Romajigakka
Part of speechnoun
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N2
がっか
N2 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommongakka

subject (of study); department, academic course

  1. 1noun subject (of study); course of study
  2. 2noun department (of a university)

Example sentences

  • She is a student in the English department.

  • I'm torn about which department to choose.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

Voice: VOICEVOX Nemo.

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