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Japanese symbol for “learner”

Romaji: gakushuusha
learner; student; scholar

In Japanese, learner is , read (gakushuusha).

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Meanings

  1. n learner; student; scholar

Kanji and stroke order

study, learning, science
on: ガク
kun: まな.ぶ
8 strokes · JLPT 4
learn
on: シュウ、ジュ
kun: なら.う、なら.い
11 strokes · JLPT 3
someone, person
on: シャ
kun: もの
8 strokes · JLPT 3

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
れんしゅう renshuupractice; training; drill
がくしゅう gakushuulearning; study
かんじゃ kanjapatient

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.