化学

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Contents 1 Japanese 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Noun 1.2.1 Homophones 1.2.2 Derived terms 1.2.3 Related terms 1.3 Usage notes 2 Mandarin 2.1 Pronunciation 2.2 Noun 3 Min Nan 3.1 Pronunciation 3.2 Noun

[edit] Japanese

Kanji in this term
化	学

[edit] Etymology

From 化 (ka), “‘change into’”) + 学 (gaku), “‘branch of study’”)

[edit] Noun

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

1. chemistry

[edit] Homophones

• 科学 (かがく, kagaku): science

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[edit] Related terms

• 化繊 (kasen): synthetic fiber

[edit] Usage notes

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

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[edit] Mandarin

simplified	化学
traditional	化學

[edit] Pronunciation

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• IPA: [ xua˥˩ɕyɛ˧˥ ]

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化学 (simplified, Pinyin huàxué, traditional 化學)

1. chemistry

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[edit] Min Nan

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: [ hua˥˧hak˥˥ ]

[edit] Noun

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

1. chemistry