学科

がっか

study subject, course of study

Also:department (of a university)

What does 学科 mean?

学科 is a Japanese noun meaning study subject, course of study in English. It can also be translated as department (of a university) depending on context. It is written as 学科 in kanji, がっか in hiragana, and gakka in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N2 vocabulary.

Example sentence

数学は私の好きな学科です。

Mathematics is my favorite subject.