Word Meaning

がく gaku

学 is read as がく (gaku) and means study of ....

Meaning

English

  1. study of ...
  2. -ology
  3. -ics
  4. learning
  5. scholarship
  6. study
  7. erudition
  8. knowledge

Reading

Kana

がく

Romaji

gaku

Stroke Sequence

1 Characters • 8 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N5 Jōyō Grade 1 Kanken 10級 Rank 14137 Priority C

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

学生

がくせい

student (esp. a university student)

学校

がっこう

school

学長

がくちょう

(university) president

学年

がくねん

academic year

学ぶ

まなぶ

to study (in depth)

学友

がくゆう

school friend

学名

がくめい

academic reputation

学外

がくがい

outside the school

学び

まなび

learning

学校名

がっこうめい

school name

大学

だいがく

former imperial university of Japan (established under the ritsuryō system for the training of government administrators)

中学

ちゅうがく

junior high school

Example Sentences

9

わたしはまいばんにほんごをまなぶ。

I study Japanese every night.

がっこうでれきしをまなんでいる。

I am studying history at school.

まなぶことにおそすぎることはない。

It is never too late to learn.

かれはどくがくでりょうりをまなんだ。

He learned cooking on his own.

このほんはげんごがくのにゅうもんしょです。

This book is an introduction to linguistics.

がくもんにはおわりがない。

There is no end to learning.

かのじょはだいがくでほうがくをせんこうしている。

She majors in law at university.

そのけんきゅうはいがくのはってんにやくだつ。

That research contributes to the advancement of medical science.

まずきほんからまなびましょう。

Let's start by learning the basics.