Meaning

Primary

Subject

Alternatives

Course, Curriculum

Word Type

noun

Explanation

If you've got an eye on a certain course, it's a subject you really want to take. Maybe you're in school and that means you'll be taking a lot of courses. Maybe you're a teacher and you're planning out your curriculum. Either way, you have your eye on the course-prize.

Reading

かもく
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

The readings are the on'yomi readings, but you learned the kun'yomi reading for before. So, you have to remember that this word uses もく instead of . To do that, imagine seeing that the subjects you're allowed to take next term are different than everyone else's. The other kids notice, and start mocking (もく) you for it. Think of what those subjects are and how you're being mocked for having to take them.

Context

Pattern of Use

Common Word Combinations

  • 科目を教える

    to teach a subject

    科目をえらぶ

    to select a subject

    科目を学ぶ

    to learn a subject

Context Sentences

中学では九科目学びます。

In junior high school, you will study nine subjects.

どの科目のテストも全て八十点でした。

I got an eighty on the tests for all subjects.

お母さんは科学や数学などの科目の先生です。

Mom is a teacher of subjects like science and mathematics.

Kanji Composition