化学

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Japanese [edit]

Kanji in this term

Pronunciation [edit]

Etymology [edit]

From  (ka, change into) +  (gaku, branch of study)

Noun [edit]

化学 (shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai 化學, hiragana かがく, romaji kagaku)

  1. chemistry

Derived terms [edit]

Related terms [edit]

  • 化繊 (kasen): synthetic fiber

Usage notes [edit]

  • Sometimes pronounced ばけがく (bakegaku) in order to differentiate from phonetically identical 科学 (kagaku), meaning science.

Mandarin [edit]

simpl.
trad. 化學

Pronunciation [edit]

  • (file)
  • IPA: [ xua˥˩ɕyɛ˧˥ ]

Noun [edit]

化学 (simplified, Pinyin huàxué, traditional 化學)

  1. chemistry

Min Nan [edit]

Pronunciation [edit]

  • IPA: [ hua˥˧hak˥˥ ]

Noun [edit]

化学 (simplified, POJ hòa-ha̍k, traditional 化學)

  1. chemistry