学

学	Meanings: learning, learn, science On Readings: ガク gaku Kun Readings: まな（ぶ） mana(bu) Most Used Pronunciation: gaku JLPT Level: 4 (see all JLPT 4 kanji) Grade: 1 Kanji Part: 子 Stroke Number: 8

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Common jukugo
小学校 - しょう　がっこう shou gakkou - elementary school
中学校 - ちゅう　がっこう chuu gakkou - middle school, junior high
数学 - すう　がく suu gaku - math
大学 - だい　がく dai gaku - university, college
見学 - けん　がく ken gaku - study by watching
在学 - ざい　がく zai gaku - being in school
雑学 - ざつ　がく zatsu gaku - wide knowledge
史学 - し　がく shi gaku - history (field of study)

Useful Examples
Japanese: 数学を学びます。
Romaji: suu gaku o manabimasu.
English: I will (am) study math.

Japanese: 私は大学院で比較文学を勉強した。
Romaji: Watashi wa daigakuin de hikakubungaku o benkyou shita.
Literal: I graduate school in Comparative Literature study did.
English: I studied Comparative Literature in graduate school.

Japanese: 科学は観察に基づいている。
Romaji: Kagaku wa kansatsu ni motodzuiteiru.
Literal: Science observation on is founded.
English: Science is founded upon observation.

Japanese: 弟は小学校へ通っています。
Romaji: otouto wa shougakkou e kayotte imasu.
English: My little brother goes to an elementary school.

Japanese: マイクは高校二年生でアンも同学年だ。
Romaji: maiku wa koukou ni nensei de an mo dougakunen da.
English: Mike is in the second year of high school and Ann is too.

Japanese: ジェーンはときどき学校まで走っていく。
Romaji: jie-n wa tokidoki gakkou made hashitte iku.
English: Jane sometimes runs to school.

Japanese: 数人の学生が図書館へやってきた。
Romaji: suunin no gakusei ga toshokan e yatte kita.
English: Several students came to the library.

Japanese: この分野では多くの科学者たちが研究している。
Romaji: kono bunya de wa ooku no kagakusha tachi ga kenkyuu shite iru.
English: Many scientists are working in this field.

Japanese: その科学者は国の内外で有名である。
Romaji: sono kagakusha wa kuni no naigai de yuumei de aru.
English: The scientist is famous both at home and abroad.

Japanese: 君はどこで学位を取りましたか。
Romaji: kimi wa doko de gakui o torimashita ka.
English: Where did you take your degree?

Japanese: 多く学生が課題を出しそこなった。
Romaji: ooku gakusei ga kadai o dashi sokonatta.
English: Quite a few students failed to hand in their assignments.

Japanese: また大学の入学試験を受けるなんてやだ。
Romaji: mata daigaku no nyuugaku shiken o ukeru nante ya da.
English: I can't stand to take another university entrance exam!

Look alike kanji

Notes/Mnemonic
The bottom is a child (子) and think of the top as his brain waves learning

Many example sentences are from the Tanaka Corpus as modified for use with WWWJDIC.