科学

Japanese

Kanji in this term
科	学

Pronunciation

• Homophone: 化学

Noun

科学 (shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai 科學, hiragana かがく, romaji kagaku)

1. science

Derived terms

• 科学的 (かがくてき, kagakuteki): (adnominal) scientific (used for making a composite word)
• 科学的な (かがくてきな, kagakutena): (adjective) scientific

Usage notes

• Sometimes pronounced しながく (shinagaku) in order to differentiate from phonetically identical 化学 (kagaku), meaning chemistry.

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Mandarin

simpl.		科学
trad.		科學

Pronunciation

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• IPA: [ kʰə˥˥ɕyɛ˧˥ ]

Adjective

科学 (simplified, Pinyin kēxué, traditional 科學)

1. scientific

Noun

科学 (simplified, Pinyin kēxué, traditional 科學)

1. science

Derived terms

• dìqiú kēxué 地球科学
• kēxuéjiā 科学家
• kēxué yuánqū 科学园区
• kēxuéyuàn 科学院
• wěikēxué 伪科学

References

• 1985, Jingrong (ed.) Wu, The Pinyin CHINESE-ENGLISH DICTIONARY (in Mandarin/English), Beijing, Hong Kong: The Commercial Press, ISBN 0471867969:
• 2000, Jingmin (ed.) Shao, HSK Dictionary (HSK汉语水平考试词典) (in Mandarin/English), Shanghai: Huadong Teachers College Publishers, ISBN 7561720785:

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Min Nan

simpl.		科学
trad.		科學

Pronunciation

• IPA: [ kʰo˧˧hak˥˥ ]

Noun

科学 (simplified, POJ kho-ha̍k, traditional 科學)

1. science