This kanji means to learn, but it can also be used for science or study.

on readings:
  • gaku
kun readings:
  • mana
examples:
bigaku aesthetics
bungaku shi history of literature
bungaku-shō prize for literature
butsureigaku physics
butsureigakusha physicist
chishitsugaku geology
chishitsugakusha geologist
chūgaku middle school
gakkai academic world
gakki semester, school term
gakkō school
gakkō sōji period when students clean up the classroom during the school day
gakkyū scholar, student
gakudō schoolchild
gakumon learning, science
gakureki school career, academic background
gakusei student
gakusha scholar
gakushi university graduate
kagaku chemistry
kagaku science
kagakusha chemist
kagakusha scientist
kagakuteki scientific
kengaku study
kōkogaku archeaology
nyūgaku shiken entrance exam
on'ingaku phonology
seibutsugaku biology
seibutsugakusha biologist
sengaku superficial knowledge
shingaku entrance to a higher school
sūgaku mathematics
tanki daigaku junior college
yakugaku pharmacy

links:
Wiktionary

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Last Alteration Performed: 21 December 2025 by Bradley James Wogsland.