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Japanese word
化学
Pronunciation
Romajikagaku
Meaning
- nounchemistry
Example
学校で化学を勉強します。gak kō de ka gaku o ben kyō shi ma su
I study chemistry at school.
More examples
この薬品は化学の授業で使います。ko no yaku hin wa ka gaku no ju gyō de tsuka i ma su
We use this chemical in chemistry class.
Core concept
Focuses on how substances are made, how they behave, and how they transform into other substances.
Common phrases
化学の授業ka gaku no ju gyō
chemistry class
化学を勉強するka gaku o ben kyō su ru
study chemistry
化学の実験ka gaku no jik ken
chemistry experiment
化学の知識ka gaku no chi shiki
knowledge of chemistry
Definition in Japanese
物質の成り立ちや性質、物質が別の物質に変わる仕組みを扱う学問。bus shitsu no na ri ta chi ya sei shitsu bus shitsu ga betsu no bus shitsu ni ka wa ru shi ku mi o atsuka u gaku mon
Word origin
化学 (kagaku) is a Sino-Japanese compound of 化 (ka, "change") and 学 (gaku, "study"), referring to the study of changes in substances.
Usage tips
- The word chemistry is used both for the science of matter and for a strong interaction between people, so its meaning depends on whether the context is scientific or social.
Related words
- 化学者kagakushachemistnoun
- 化学的kagakutekichemicalna-adjective