Japanese symbol for “scientific”
科学的
かがくてき
Romaji: kagakuteki
scientific
In Japanese, scientific is 科学的, read かがくてき (kagakuteki).
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Meanings
- adj-na scientific
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “scientific”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| サイエンティフィック | サイエンティフィック saientifikku | scientific |
| 系統だった | けいとうだった keitoudatta | systematic; methodical; scientific |
| 学術的 | がくじゅつてき gakujutsuteki | academic; scholarly; scientific |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 科学 | かがく kagaku | science |
| 教科書 | きょうかしょ kyoukasho | textbook; coursebook; schoolbook |
| 外科 | げか geka | surgery (branch of medicine) |
| 学科 | がっか gakka | subject (of study); course of study |
| 科目 | かもく kamoku | (school) subject; curriculum; course |
| 歯科 | しか shika | dentistry |
| 学校 | がっこう gakkou | school |
| 大学 | だいがく daigaku | university; college |
| 目的 | もくてき mokuteki | purpose; goal; aim |
See also: Chinese symbol for “scientific”.
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.