科
Department
Meanings
Department, Course, Section
On'yomi
か
Chinese-derived readings, typically used in compounds.
Stroke order
科 is written in 9 strokes. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).
About this kanji
科 (Department) is taught on WaniKani at level 6 and appears in the JLPT N3 kanji set. It is taught in Japanese elementary school grade 2 as part of the official Joyo kanji list. It ranks #531 in modern newspaper-frequency lists. It is written with 9 strokes.
Other kanji at WaniKani level 6
Words using 科
医科いかmedical science家庭科かていかhome economics科かdepartment (of a university or hospital)科するかするto inflict科学かがくscience科学技術かがくぎじゅつscience and technology科学技術庁かがくぎじゅつちょうScience and Technology Agency (1956-2001)科学者かがくしゃscientist科学的かがくてきscientific外科げかsurgery (branch of medicine)外科医げかいsurgeon学科がっかsubject (of study)眼科がんかophthalmology眼科医がんかいophthalmologist教科きょうかsubject教科書きょうかしょtextbook
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