学
ガク, まな.ぶ, たか, のり

study, learning, science

JLPT5 G1 S8 F63

?# is 爻 (obtain knowledge) + an element combining a pair of hands and 冖 a cover (→ covered building) → covered place of instruction where another is stimulated to obtain knowledge (compare 校). 學 adds 子 child → place where an instructor stimulates pupils to acquire knowledge (compare 敎) → *school* → *study*; *learn*.

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