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Japanese symbol for “interdisciplinary”

Romaji: gakusai
interdisciplinary

In Japanese, interdisciplinary is , read (gakusai).

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Meanings

  1. adj-no, n interdisciplinary

Kanji and stroke order

study, learning, science
on: ガク
kun: まな.ぶ
8 strokes · JLPT 4
occasion, side, edge
on: サイ
kun: きわ、-ぎわ
14 strokes · JLPT 2

Other Japanese words for “interdisciplinary”

WordReadingMeaning
がくさいてき gakusaitekiinterdisciplinary

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
がっこう gakkouschool
だいがく daigakuuniversity; college
がくせい gakuseistudent (esp. a university student)
かがく kagakuscience
がくえん gakueneducational institution; school; academy
しょうがっこう shougakkouprimary school; elementary school; grade school
じっさい jissaireality; actuality; truth
こくさい kokusaiinternational

See also: Chinese symbol for “interdisciplinary”.

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.