Japanese symbol for “scholarship”
学
がく
Romaji: gaku
learning; scholarship; study; erudition
In Japanese, scholarship is 学, read がく (gaku).
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Meanings
- n learning; scholarship; study; erudition; knowledge; education
- n-suf study of ...; -ology; -ics
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “scholarship”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 学問 | がくもん gakumon | study; scholarship; learning |
| 学力 | がくりょく gakuryoku | scholarly ability; scholarship; knowledge |
| 学識 | がくしき gakushiki | scholarship; scientific attainments |
| 学術 | がくじゅつ gakujutsu | science; learning; scholarship |
| 奨学金 | しょうがくきん shougakukin | scholarship; stipend; bursary |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 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) |
| 科学 | かがく kagaku | science |
| 学園 | がくえん gakuen | educational institution; school; academy |
| 小学校 | しょうがっこう shougakkou | primary school; elementary school; grade school |
See also: Chinese symbol for “scholarship”.
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.