Japanese symbol for “studies”
学業
がくぎょう
Romaji: gakugyou
studies; schoolwork; classwork
In Japanese, studies is 学業, read がくぎょう (gakugyou).
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Meanings
- n studies; schoolwork; classwork
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “studies”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 曲集 | きょくしゅう kyokushuu | collection (of musical pieces); studies; album |
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 |
| 企業 | きぎょう kigyou | enterprise; business; company |
| 事業 | じぎょう jigyou | business; enterprise; venture |
See also: Chinese symbol for “studies”.
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.