ChiramiN5 kanji · 8 strokes
学 means study
学
⺍ looks like sparks · 冖 a roof · 子 child
学Memory trick
A child (子) under a roof (冖), ideas sparking above: to study.
Memory trick: a picture to help you remember the kanji, not its history.
Meaning and readings
- Meanings
- study, learning, science
- JLPT level
- N5
- Strokes
- 8
- School grade
- Grade 1 in Japan
Japanese (kunyomi) まなぶ manabu
まなぶ (manabu) is the Japanese word for this kanji. You use it when the kanji stands alone or has kana after it. Dictionaries call this the kun reading.
From Chinese (onyomi) ガク gaku
ガク (gaku) came from Chinese with the character. You mostly hear it in words made of several kanji. Dictionaries call this the on reading.
Tap a reading to see when it's used. Why kanji have two kinds of reading: onyomi vs kunyomi.
Common word
大学 だいがく · daigaku
university, college
Built from
Tap a part to see the N5 and N4 kanji that use it.
⺌ Used in 37 kanji
See all 3 at N5 and N4子 Used in 23 kanji
See all 4 at N5 and N4Quick check
What does 学 mean?
Right: 学 means study.Not quite: 学 means study.In 大学, which reading does 学 use?
Right. 大学 is read だいがく (daigaku): 学 takes ガク, its reading from Chinese.Not quite. 大学 is read だいがく (daigaku): 学 takes ガク, its reading from Chinese.