〜学(がく)

がく
suffix
~ study, ~ -ology
education
1. study of, -ology, -ics
A suffix indicating an academic field or branch of study.
I'm majoring in oceanography.

Compounds

Usage

Highly productive — you can form new academic fields by attaching 学(がく) to a subject: 環境(かんきょう)学(がく) (environmental studies), 情報(じょうほう)学(がく) (information science). Words like 科学(かがく) and 数学(すうがく) are so common that the 学(がく) feels like part of the word rather than a suffix.

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