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    3. 科

    科

    科か

    department

    N1KMT6News #12+1CoreNoun, SuffixScience & MathEducationKanji Vocab9 strokes

    か

    Noun, Suffix

    1.
    department, section, faculty, school, arm
    2.
    course (of study), branch of study, specialization
    3.
    (taxonomical) family

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    彼かれは医い学がく部ぶの内ない科かに所しょ属ぞくしています。

    He belongs to the internal medicine department of the medical faculty.

    KMT5EducationMedicine & Health
    この大だい学がくには文ぶん学がく科かと経けい済ざい学がっ科かがあります。

    This university has a literature department and an economics department.

    KMT6Education
    私わたしは高こう校こうで理り数すう科かを選えらび、将しょう来らいは科か学がく者しゃになりたいと考かんがえています。

    I chose the science and mathematics course in high school and hope to become a scientist in the future.

    KMT6EducationScience & Math
    病びょう院いんでは、症しょう状じょうに応おうじて適てき切せつな科かを受じゅ診しんする必ひつ要ようがあります。

    At the hospital, you need to consult the appropriate department depending on your symptoms.

    KMT7Medicine & HealthDaily Life
    生せい物ぶつ学がくでは、生せい物ぶつを種シュ、属ゾク、科カ、目モク、綱コウ、門モン、界カイに分ぶん類るいします。

    In biology, organisms are classified into species, genus, family, order, class, phylum, and kingdom.

    KMT8Science & MathEducation

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    科
    department・course・section
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