Japanese symbol for “optics”
光学
こうがく
Romaji: kougaku
optics
In Japanese, optics is 光学, read こうがく (kougaku).
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Meanings
- n optics
Kanji and stroke order
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 観光 | かんこう kankou | sightseeing; tourism |
| 光景 | こうけい koukei | scene; spectacle; sight |
| 日光 | にっこう nikkou | sunlight; sunshine; sunbeams |
| 栄光 | えいこう eikou | glory |
| 光線 | こうせん kousen | ray (of light); beam; light |
| 光る | ひかる hikaru | to shine; to glitter; to be bright |
| 学校 | がっこう gakkou | school |
| 大学 | だいがく daigaku | university; college |
See also: Chinese symbol for “optics”.
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.