Kanji 学 — "Study"
Here is what 学 means, how it is read, what it is built from, and a story that makes "Study" stick.
Also means: Learn, Learning
How it is read
がく
the reading borrowed from Chinese — usually appears in compound words
まな.ぶ
the native Japanese reading — usually appears when the kanji stands alone
How to remember it
Kanji are not random strokes. Learn the parts and the whole becomes easy. Put the parts together into one picture. The stranger it is, the harder it is to forget.
When a Child is in School, of course they Study!
- 龸 School
A Roof (宀) with Horns (丷) is a School. Kids don't want to go to school because they see scary devil horns coming from the roof.
- 子 Child
This Child is spreading their arms out. They're like Suneo with the pointy head from Doraemon.
Words that use 学
12 of 59 words in the app that contain this kanji — the most common ones first.
- 学校 がっこう school
- 大学 だいがく university
- 学園 がくえん school, educational institution, academy
- 学生 がくせい student, pupil
- 学ぶ まなぶ to learn, to study
- 小学校 しょうがっこう elementary school
- 中学 ちゅうがく middle school, junior high school
- 学 がく learning, knowledge
- 小学生 しょうがくせい elementary school pupil
- 留学 りゅうがく studying abroad
- 科学 かがく science
- 退学 たいがく dropping out of school
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