Japanese word

学科

Pronunciation

Romajigakka

Meaning

  • noundepartment

Example

大学の学科を調べます。dai gaku no gak ka o shira be ma su

I look into university departments.

Illustration for 学科 (department)

More examples

卒業後の進路を考えて、学科を選びました。sotsu gyō go no shin ro o kanga e te gak ka o era bi ma shi ta

I chose my department with my career after graduation in mind.

Core concept

学科 (gakka) refers to an organized area of study within an educational institution, linking related subjects and specialized instruction.

Common phrases

  • 学科を調べるgak ka o shira be ru

    look into a department

  • 学科を選ぶgak ka o era bu

    choose a department

  • 学科に所属するgak ka ni sho zoku su ru

    belong to a department

  • 学科を変更するgak ka o hen kō su ru

    change one's department

Similar words

学部gakubu: A university division that groups departments with related fields of study.
専攻senkō: The particular field that a student chooses as a main area of study.

Definition in Japanese

大学などで、専門分野ごとに設けられた教育・研究の部門。また、その専門分野。dai gaku na do de sen mon bun ya go to ni mō ke ra re ta kyō iku ken kyū no bu mon ma ta so no sen mon bun ya

Word origin

学 (gaku, "learning") and 科 (ka, "field or branch") form 学科 (gakka), meaning a branch or organized field of learning.

Usage tips

  • In Japanese universities, 学科 (gakka) often names a specialized program within a 学部 (gakubu, "faculty"), so it can be narrower than an English department.

Other meanings

  • course of studynoun
  • subjectnoun

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