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科 しな 百科辞典(ひゃっかじてん): encyclopedia; encyclopaedia科学(かがく): science教科書(きょうかしょ): textbook; text book学科(がっか): (1) study subject; course of study (2) department (university, etc.)外科(げか): surgical department理科(りか): science内科(ないか): (1) internal medicine, i.e. treatment by medical procedures rather than surgical procedures (2) department of internal medicine (hospital, etc.)科(か): (1) department; section; faculty; school; arm (2) course (of study); branch of study; specialization (3) (taxonomical) family歯科(しか): dentistry産婦人科(さんふじんか): maternity and gynaecology department (gynecology); department of obstetrics and gynaecology (gynecology)小児科(しょうにか): pediatrics社会科学(しゃかいかがく): social science自然科学(しぜんかがく): natural science眼科(がんか): ophthalmology教科(きょうか): subject; curriculum人文科学(じんぶんかがく): social sciences; humanities耳鼻科(じびか): otolaryngology; concerning the ear, nose, and throat 2 禾: 2-branch tree radical (no. 115)斗: Big Dipper; 10 sho (vol); sake dipper; dots and cross radical (no. 68) 禾 5 (none) department Agriculture/astronomy departments...

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カ department, course, section 3 531 9 115 のぎ・のぎへん 会意 Compound Ideographic The national DEPARTMENT of WHEATS and MEASURES. Get it? This one was hard until I came up with this.

Kanji	科
Onyomi	カ
Nanori	しな
English	department, course, section
Examples	百科辞典(ひゃっかじてん): encyclopedia; encyclopaedia 科学(かがく): science 教科書(きょうかしょ): textbook; text book 学科(がっか): (1) study subject; course of study (2) department (university, etc.) 外科(げか): surgical department 理科(りか): science 内科(ないか): (1) internal medicine, i.e. treatment by medical procedures rather than surgical procedures (2) department of internal medicine (hospital, etc.) 科(か): (1) department; section; faculty; school; arm (2) course (of study); branch of study; specialization (3) (taxonomical) family 歯科(しか): dentistry 産婦人科(さんふじんか): maternity and gynaecology department (gynecology); department of obstetrics and gynaecology (gynecology) 小児科(しょうにか): pediatrics 社会科学(しゃかいかがく): social science 自然科学(しぜんかがく): natural science 眼科(がんか): ophthalmology 教科(きょうか): subject; curriculum 人文科学(じんぶんかがく): social sciences; humanities 耳鼻科(じびか): otolaryngology; concerning the ear, nose, and throat
JLPT Level	3
Jouyou Grade	2
Frequency	531
Components	禾: 2-branch tree radical (no. 115) 斗: Big Dipper; 10 sho (vol); sake dipper; dots and cross radical (no. 68)
Number of Strokes	9
Kanji Radical	禾
Radical Number	115
Radical Strokes	5
Radical Reading	のぎ・のぎへん
Traditional Form	(none)
Classification	会意 Compound Ideographic
Keyword	department
Koohii Story 1	The national DEPARTMENT of WHEATS and MEASURES. Get it? This one was hard until I came up with this.
Koohii Story 2	Agriculture/astronomy departments...

Department Science Study Subject Surgical Internal Procedures Gynaecology