科学(かがく)

科学(かがく) refers to science in general or the natural sciences specifically. It covers the systematic study of the natural world through observation and experimentation.

Watch out

化学(かがく) also reads as かがく but means 'chemistry.' To avoid confusion, 化学(かがく) is sometimes read as ばけがく in spoken Japanese.

Compounds

• 科学者(かがくしゃ): scientist
• 科学的(かがくてき): scientific
• 自然(しぜん)科学(かがく): natural science
• 社会(しゃかい)科学(かがく): social science
• 科学(かがく)技術(ぎじゅつ): science and technology