Japanese symbol for “chemistry”
化学
かがく
Romaji: kagaku
chemistry
In Japanese, chemistry is 化学, read かがく (kagaku).
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Meanings
- n chemistry
Written forms: 化学、化學. Readings: かがく、ばけがく.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “chemistry”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 相性 | あいしょう aishou | affinity; compatibility; chemistry (between people) |
| ケミ | ケミ kemi | chemistry (between people) |
| ケミストリー | ケミストリー kemisutorii | chemistry |
| 舎密 | セイミ seimi | chemistry |
| 舎密 | しゃみつ shamitsu | chemistry |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 文化 | ぶんか bunka | culture; civilization; civilisation |
| 変化 | へんか henka | change; variation; alteration |
| 強化 | きょうか kyouka | strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement |
| 悪化 | あっか akka | deterioration; getting worse; worsening |
| 化粧 | けしょう keshou | make-up; makeup; cosmetics |
| 学校 | がっこう gakkou | school |
| 大学 | だいがく daigaku | university; college |
| 学生 | がくせい gakusei | student (esp. a university student) |
See also: Chinese symbol for “chemistry”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.