科学

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Contents 1 Japanese 1.1 Noun 1.1.1 Homophones 1.1.2 Derived terms 1.2 Usage notes 2 Mandarin 2.1 Pronunciation 2.2 Noun 2.3 References 3 Min Nan 3.1 Pronunciation 3.2 Noun

[edit] Japanese

Kanji in this term
科	学

[edit] Noun

科学 (shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai 科學, hiragana かがく, romaji kagaku)

1. science

[edit] Homophones

• 化学: chemistry

[edit] Derived terms

• 科学的 (かがくてき, kagakuteki): (adnominal) scientific (used for making a composite word)
• 科学的な (かがくてきな, kagakutena): (adjective) scientific

[edit] Usage notes

• Sometimes pronounced しながく (shinagaku) in order to differentiate from phonetically identical 化学 (kagaku), meaning chemistry.

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[edit] Mandarin

simplified	科学
traditional	科學

[edit] Pronunciation

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• IPA: [ kʰə˥˥ɕyɛ˧˥ ]

科学 (simplified, Pinyin kēxué, traditional 科學)

• (Beginning Mandarin) scientific

[edit] Noun

科学 (simplified, Pinyin kēxué, traditional 科學)

1. (Beginning Mandarin) science

[edit] References

• Wu, Jingrong (ed.) (1985). The Pinyin CHINESE-ENGLISH DICTIONARY (in Mandarin/English). Beijing, Hong Kong: The Commercial Press. ISBN 0471867969.
• Shao, Jingmin (ed.) (2000). HSK Dictionary (HSK汉语水平考试词典) (in Mandarin/English). Shanghai: Huadong Teachers College Publishers. ISBN 7561720785.

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[edit] Min Nan

simplified	科学
traditional	科學

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: [ kʰo˧˧hak˥˥ ]

[edit] Noun

科学 (simplified, POJ kho-ha̍k, traditional 科學)

1. science