What does the kanji 学 mean?

The kanji 学 (manabu) means "study, learning, science". It is a JLPT N5 character.

What kanji is "manabu"?

"manabu" is written with the kanji 学, meaning "study, learning, science". Its readings are onyomi (Chinese-derived) がく (gaku), kunyomi (native Japanese) まなぶ (manabu). It is a JLPT N5 character.

How do you write the kanji 学?

Write 学 ("study") by following the correct stroke order. Use the interactive, step-by-step stroke order animation on this page to practise each stroke in sequence and build muscle memory.

What are the readings of 学?

学 has these readings: onyomi (Chinese-derived) がく (gaku), kunyomi (native Japanese) まなぶ (manabu).

学“study” Kanjimanabu / gaku

JLPT N5

How to write 学

学 (study) kanji stroke order diagram with numbered strokes

Meaning and readings

Meaning

study, learning, science

Onyomi (音読み)

がく gaku

Chinese reading

Kunyomi (訓読み)

まな（ぶ） mana(bu)

Japanese reading

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Example sentences using 学

Human-reviewed sentence pairs from the Tatoeba corpus, with readings shown above the kanji.

どのようにエスペラントを学まなびましたか？
How did you learn Esperanto?
学び (まなび)
JP#789578byarihatoEN#788203byZifreCC BY 2.0 FR Tatoeba Project
大学生だいがくせいなんだし，もっとフィーバーしようぜ！
Since we're college students, let's go all out!
大学生 (だいがくせい)
JP#4292002byadmiralEN#6586843byfoxuCC BY 2.0 FR Tatoeba Project

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Read 学 in a story

Short Japanese comics written so that every word in them is JLPT N5. One of them teaches this character — the match is on the words an episode teaches, not every character in its dialogue.