Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 光学(こうがく) in Japanese

光学
Kana Reading
こうがく
Romaji
kōgaku
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi), nouns which may take the genitive case particle `no'
    Meaning
    optics
    Example sentence
    光学の研究で彼は拡大鏡の発明をした。 His study of optics led him to the invention of the magnifying glass.

Examples of 光学, こうがく in a sentence

Kanji in this word

光 JLPT 4

6 strokes

ray, light

On'Yomi: コウ

Kun'Yomi: ひか.る, ひかり

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学 JLPT 5

8 strokes

study, learning, science

On'Yomi: ガク

Kun'Yomi: まな.ぶ

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