科学 (kagaku) means “science” | MotiTan Japanese Dictionary

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科学は楽しいです。ka gaku wa tano shi i de su

Science is fun.

学校で科学を勉強しています。gak kō de ka gaku o ben kyō shi te i ma su

I study science at school.

Refers to the organized study of the natural world through observation, testing, and evidence.

理科rika: A school subject that introduces the natural world through observation and simple experiments.

自然界の仕組みや法則を観察や実験によって明らかにする学問。shi zen kai no shi ku mi ya hō soku o kan satsu ya jik ken ni yo tte aki ra ka ni su ru gaku mon

The Sino-Japanese word 科学 (kagaku, "science") consists of 科 (ka, "a field of study") and 学 (gaku, "learning or study").

Questions about 科学 (kagaku) often arise in conversations about why things happen, from weather and animals to the human body.