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[がく()]
gaku
noun, noun, used as a suffix

English Meaning(s) for 学

noun
  1. learning; scholarship; study; erudition; knowledge; education
noun, used as a suffix
  1. study of ...; -ology; -ics

Definition and Synonyms for 学

Study applying the mind to learning and understanding a subject (especially by reading)
Synonyms: 修学, 勉学, 勉強, , 学び, 学ぶ, 学修, 学問, 学業, 稽古
Education knowledge acquired by learning and instruction
Synonyms: カルチャー, 一般教養, , 学殖, 教育, 教養, 知識
Scholarship profound scholarly knowledge
Synonyms: , 学問, 学殖, 学識

Meanings for each kanji in 学

» study; learning; science

Categories 学 is a member of

Acquisition the cognitive process of acquiring skill or knowledge
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Mental Object the sum or range of what has been perceived, discovered, or learned
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Education knowledge acquired by learning and instruction
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Sample Sentences for 学

He's a professor of biology at Harvard.
Above all, logic requires precise definitions.
Professor Ito went to the United States for the purpose of studying linguistics.
By architectural symmetry, Emmet means geometric symmetry combined with aesthetic uniformity.
I'm majoring in sociology.

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