科学

• 読み: かがく
• ローマ字: kagaku
• 漢字の分解: 科 (ka) — branch, department; 学 (gaku/mana) — study, learning
• 発音: /ka.ɡa.kɯ/

意味

Science. The systematic study of the natural world through observation and experiment.

A noun combining 科 (branch, department) and 学 (study). Refers to science in general or as a school subject. Note the homophone 化学 (kagaku, chemistry), which has the same pronunciation but different kanji. To avoid confusion in speech, chemistry is sometimes called ばけがく informally.

例文

1. 科学の実験はとても楽しいです。
2. 科学が好きですか。
3. 科学の本をたくさん読みました。

使い方ガイド

場面: school, academics, research

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

Compound of 科 (branch, division) and 学 (study, learning). Coined in the Meiji era to translate the Western concept of 'science' as the systematic study of nature through distinct branches of knowledge.

文化的背景

時代: Modern

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal