Kanji: 科

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JLPT Level:	JLPT N3 (lower intermediate level)
Kanken Level:	Kanken Level 9 (completion of 2nd grade)
Grade:	Taught during the 2nd grade in Japan
Radical:	禾 Radical name: のぎ
Meaning:	Department, course, section
Usage:	Appears frequently in Japanese newspapers, but about 500 kanji are used even more often.

JLPT Level	Word	Meaning
N4	科学(かがく)	science
N3	科目(かもく)	(school) subject, curriculum, course
N3	教科書(きょうかしょ)	text book
N2	学科(がっか)	study subject, course of study
N2	外科(げか)	surgical department
N2	自然科学(しぜんかがく)	natural science
N2	社会科学(しゃかいかがく)	social science
N2	人文科学(じんぶんかがく)	social sciences, humanities
N2	内科(ないか)	internist clinic, internal medicine
N2	百科事典(ひゃっかじてん)	encyclopedia
N2	理科(りか)	science
N1	亜科(あか)	suborder, subfamily
N1	科(か)	department, section
N1	眼科(がんか)	ophthalmology
N1	教科(きょうか)	subject, curriculum
N1	産婦人科(さんふじんか)	maternity and gynecology department
N1	歯科(しか)	dentistry
N1	小児科(しょうにか)	pediatrics
N1	耳鼻科(じびか)	otolaryngology
N1	百科辞典(ひゃっかじてん)	encyclopedia