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理科

理科

Chinese

 
to manage; to heed; to put in order; reason; logic; science; inner principle or structure
 
branch of study; administrative section; division; field; branch; stage directions; family (taxonomy); rules; laws; to mete out (punishment); to levy (taxes, etc.); to fine somebody
simp. and trad.
(理科)

Noun

理科

  1. the sciences (as academic subjects)

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Japanese

Kanji in this term

Grade: 2

Grade: 2
on'yomi

Pronunciation

Noun

理科 (uncountable, hiragana りか, romaji rika, historical hiragana りくわ)

  1. science
    1. as a subject in elementary or middle schools
    2. (in university) science-oriented faculties including engineering, medicine and pharmacy (opp. 文科)

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References

  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13905-9
  • The Oxford Starter Japanese Dictionary. ISBN 0-19-860197-2