Kanji

科

department, course, section

Kanji

Grade

Grade 2

Strokes

9 strokes

Radical

禾部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

Nanori (Name Reading)

しな

Common Readings

Example sentences

教科書 きょうかしょ
学校 教科書 忘れてしまった

I forgot my school textbooks.

しん
学期 始まり 新しい 教科書 受け取った

The new semester started, and I received new textbooks.

科学 かがく
科学 進歩 貢献 した

He contributed to the progress of science.

奇妙 きみょう
その 奇妙 現象 科学 説明 できない

That strange phenomenon cannot be explained by science.

大学 英文 専攻 している

He is majoring in English literature at the university.

とら
ネコ 最大 動物

The tiger is the largest animal in the cat family.

科学者 かがくしゃ
世界的 有名 科学者 として 知られている

He is known as a world-famous scientist.

生物 せいぶつ
科学者 新種 生物 発見 した

The scientist discovered a new species of living thing.

科目 かもく
来学期 選択 科目 決める

I will decide next semester's elective subjects.

世界史 せかいし
高校生 必修 科目 として 世界史 勉強 する

High school students study world history as a compulsory subject.

Example Vocabulary

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