【学】(gaku, mana-bu/ learn, study) Japanese Kanji / JLPT N5

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In this time, I will introduce the Kanji character 学.

How to read

① Onyomi (Chinese reading)

The on-readings are
・がく　gaku

For example,
・学校　がっこう　gakkou
It means school
・小学校　しょうがっこう　shō-gakkou
It means elementary school
・中学校　ちゅうがっこう　chū-gakkou
It means junior high school
・大学　だいがく　dai-gaku
It means university, college

・学生　がくせい　gaku-sei
It means student
私は東京大学の学生です　わたしはとうきょうだいがくのがくせいです　watashi wa tokyo dai-gaku no gaku-sei desu
I am a student at the University of Tokyo

and so on.

② Kunyomi (Japanese reading)

Next, the kun-reading is
・まな-ぶ　mana-bu

For example,
・学ぶ　まなぶ　mana-bu
It means to learn
私は日本語を学んでいます　わたしはにほんごをまなんでいます　watashi wa nihon-go o mana-nde imasu
I am learning Japanese

and so on.

③ Special reading

No special reading

Meanings

Next is the meaning of the kanji for 学.
This kanji is used in the next meanings
・learn
・study

Radical

And the radical of this character is 子　kodomo
This character itself is a radical, a basic character.

Family name

There is no family name that uses the kanji character "学", which is widely used in Japan

Personal name

These are the most common personal names using the Kanji for 学

・学　まなぶ　Manabu

Famous person

Next, I will introduce Japanese celebrities who use the Kanji 学
・北別府 学　きたべっぷまなぶ　Kitabeppu Manabu
He is a former professional baseball player.

Place

Next, I will introduce place names and tourist attractions that use the Chinese character for 学.
・東京大学　とうきょうだいがく　tokyo dai-gaku
The University of Tokyo

・京都大学　きょうとだいがく　kyoto dai-gaku
Kyoto University

Look-alikes

Here are some kanji that are similar to 学
・字　じ　ji
It means letter, character

kanji that contain character 学 in their composition

There are no common kanji characters containing "学" in their composition

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