家庭科(かていか)

かていか
noun
home economics (school subject)
education
1. home economics; homemaking (school subject)
The school subject that teaches cooking, sewing, nutrition, and managing a household. In Japan it is taught to all students, boys and girls alike, in elementary and secondary school.
家庭科(かていか)の授業(じゅぎょう)が好(す)きだ。
I like home economics class.
家庭科(かていか)でエプロンを作(つく)った。
We made aprons in home economics.
家庭科(かていか)の調理(ちょうり)実習(じっしゅう)で、班(はん)ごとに味噌汁(みそしる)とご飯(はん)を作(つく)った。
In the home economics cooking practical, each group made miso soup and rice.

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Cultural note

Until the 1990s, secondary-school home economics was required only for girls; it has been taught to both sexes since 1993 (junior high) and 1994 (high school).

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