理科(りか)

りか
noun
science (school subject)
1. science
The natural sciences as a school subject, typically including physics, chemistry, biology, and earth science.
理科(りか)の実験(じっけん)が好(す)きだ。
I like science experiments.
理科(りか)は得意(とくい)ですか。
Are you good at science?
理科(りか)室(しつ)で授業(じゅぎょう)がある。
There is a class in the science room.

USAGE: Refers to natural sciences as a school subject, especially in elementary and middle school.

COMMON COMPOUNDS:

  • 理科(りか)室(しつ) (science room/laboratory)
  • 理科(りか)系(けい) (science track/field)
  • 理科(りか)離(ばな)れ (decline in interest in science)

SCHOOL SUBJECTS:

  • 国語(こくご) (Japanese language)
  • 算数(さんすう)/数学(すうがく) (arithmetic/mathematics)
  • 社会(しゃかい) (social studies)
  • 英語(えいご) (English)

NOTE: In higher education, specific sciences like 物理(ぶつり) (physics), 化学(かがく) (chemistry), 生物(せいぶつ) (biology) are taught separately.

Related Words

Related: 科学(かがく) (science (general))
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Added 2026.1.13 16:50 · Revised 2026.1.19 21:14
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