理科(りか)

りか
noun
science (school subject)
education
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.

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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.

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Related: 科学(かがく) (science (general))
Compare: 自然(しぜん)科学(かがく) (natural science)
Related: 国語(こくご) (Japanese language)
Related: 算数(さんすう) (arithmetic/mathematics)
Related: 数学(すうがく) (arithmetic/mathematics)
Related: 社会(しゃかい) (social studies)
Related: 英語(えいご) (English)
Related: 地理(ちり) (geography)
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Added 2026.1.13 16:50 · Revised 2026.10.7 4:24
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