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工学 (こうがく) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

工こう学がく

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Common wordJLPTN1Freq.FrequencyTop 10,000

Meanings

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noun

Refers to the academic discipline and professional field of engineering.

彼かれは大だい学がくで工こう学がくを専せん攻こうしている。
He is majoring in engineering at university.
工こう学がくの進しん歩ぽが社しゃ会かいを変かえた

。

Advances in engineering have changed society.

Kanji

工craft, construction, katakana e radical (no. 48)
学study, learning, science

Similar words

科か学がく
科学 is science in general, while 工学 specifically refers to the applied field of engineering.
技ぎ術じゅつ
技術 means technology or technique, often the practical skills and methods; 工学 is the systematic academic study of engineering.

Etymology

Compound of 工 (こう, 'craft, industry') and 学 (がく, 'study, learning'). The term was coined in the Meiji period as a translation for 'engineering'.