Meaning of 学(がく) in Japanese

Reading and JLPT level 学 JLPT 3

Kana Reading がく

Romaji gaku

Examples of 学, がく in a sentence

彼は非常に学がある。

He is very learned.
少年老い易く学成り難し。

Art is long, time is fleeting.
学のある人はとかく無知な人を軽蔑する。

The learned are apt to despise the ignorant.
何人も学があるということでいっそう賢いということはない。

No man is the wiser for his learning.
スミス教授は英語学では、最高級の学者の一人とみとめられている。

Professor Smith is recognized to be one of the greatest scholars in English philology.

学 JLPT 5

8 strokes

study, learning, science

On'Yomi: ガク

Kun'Yomi: まな.ぶ

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