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工学 (こうがく) — engineering | JLPT N1 · Nihongo Circle

工学

こうがく

noun

Meanings

1engineering

Example sentence

戦後日本は科学と工学に大いに進歩した。

Since the war, Japan has advanced greatly in science and technology.

Your sentences

Kanji in this word

工Craft, Construction, Katakana E Radical (no. 48)3 strokes 学Study, Learning, Science8 strokes

More words with 工

着工ちゃっこう · start of (construction) workN1 大工だいく · carpenterN2 工芸こうげい · industrial artsN2 工員こういん · factory workerN2 工事

Full entry on Jisho

こうじ ·

construction work

N2

人工じんこう · artificialN3

工場こうば · factoryN3

加工かこう · manufacturingN1

More words with 学

考古学こうこがく · archeologyN1 学士がくし · university graduateN1 学芸がくげい · arts and sciencesN1 学説がくせつ · theoryN1 休学きゅうがく · temporary absence from schoolN1 修学しゅうがく · learningN1 法学ほうがく · lawN1 学校がっこう · schoolN5

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