Keyword
department
Info
FrequencyTop 900-1000
Type
Kyōiku (2nd grade) 
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KankenLevel 9
Heisig1263
Readings
(99%)
Composed of
grain plant
18 litres
Mnemonic

Every Russian university has a secret department where they study how to turn a single grain plain into 18 litres of vodka.

Used in kanji (1 in total)
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Used in vocabulary (620 in total)
textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
department; section; course (of study); branch of study; (taxonomical) family
(school) subject; curriculum; course; item; heading; entry
subject; curriculum
science (inc. mathematics, medicine, etc.); natural science; science department (university); science course; science (as a school subject)
previous conviction; criminal record; previous offense; previous offence
surgery; department of surgery (hospital, etc.)
study subject; course of study; department (university, etc.)
science and technology; scientific technique
internal medicine, i.e. treatment by medical procedures rather than surgical procedures; department of internal medicine (hospital, etc.)
home economics
psychiatry; psychiatric department
maternity and gynaecology department (gynecology); department of obstetrics and gynaecology (gynecology)
to inflict; to impose (a fine, etc.)
home economics room
encyclopedia; encyclopaedia
infantry (in the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force); general education curriculum
error; mistake; fault; sin; wrongdoing; offense
scientific capability; scientific ability (e.g. of a student); scientific strength (e.g. of a country); level of technological development
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
surgery; surgical procedure
Felidae (family comprising the cats)
to inflict; to impose (a fine, etc.)
ophthalmology
Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology; MEXT
former convict; old offender; ex-convict; person with a criminal record
branch of the army
offense; offence; crime; guilt; punishment
Felidae (family comprising the cats)
article; item; quality; flirtatiousness; coquetry
advanced course
physician; internist
educational visit (e.g. by a class); educational field trip
forensic researcher; crime scene investigator
present-day science; modern science
elective subject or course
brain surgery
scientific crime detection; forensic investigation
obstetrics
dentistry
humanities; liberal arts; social science; literary course; department of literature
elementary course
gynecology department; gynecology
medical science; medical department
scientific basis; scientific foundation; scientific grounds
orthopedic surgery; orthopaedic surgery; orthopedics; plastic surgery; cosmetic surgery
Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology; MEXT
otolaryngology; ear, nose, and throat department
changing one's academic course
Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology
postgraduate course; graduate course
compulsory subject; required subject
large encyclopedia
anesthesiologist; anaesthesiologist; anesthetist; anaesthetist
scientific knowledge
Geisteswissenschaften (i.e. the humanities, excluding the arts); mental science
law department; law school
Canidae (family containing domestic dogs, wolves, foxes, etc.)
specialized course; specialised course; something that is specialized for a certain field or application (e.g. a sauce specially made for zaru soba)
dental clinic; dental surgery
required subject; compulsory course
dermatology
surgery (academic discipline)
engineering course
liberal arts; humanities
science institute; scientific laboratory
paediatrician; pediatrician
each (school) subject
ophthalmologist; eye specialist
many objects (for study); encyclopedia; encyclopaedia
regular course; this lesson
hospital department; department in the field of medical care
engineering department
obstetrician-gynecologist; obstetrician and gynaecologist; ob-gyn
preparatory course; preparatory department
Canidae (family containing domestic dogs, wolves, foxes, etc.)
Hominidae (family of great apes)
cosmo-chemistry; space science
department of English literature
golden rule (basic principle ensuring success in some activity)
subcommittee; subworking group; breakout session
department; section; branch; course; school (e.g. of learning)
examination in an academic subject
encyclopedia; encyclopaedia
science course
science institute
history of science
belief that everything can be explained by science; scientism
neurology; neurology department
encyclopedia; Encyclopedie universelle des arts et sciences (Diderot)
humanities; social sciences; liberal arts
Poaceae (family comprising the true grasses); Gramineae
cosmetic surgery; aesthetic surgery
scientific experiment
plastic surgery; reconstructive surgery; cosmetic surgery
scientific world; world of science; scientific circles; scientific community
orthopaedic surgeon; plastic surgeon
special (specialized, specialised) subject
Fabaceae (pea family of plants)
to put on coquettish airs; to act flirtatiously; to act kittenish
subjects for (of) examination; exam subject
Polygonaceae (knotweed or smartweed family of plants)
offender; criminal
department of Japanese literature
subjects of the examination
course in (of) mechanical engineering
agricultural course; agricultural department
internal medicine
Liliaceae (the lily family)
otorhinolaryngology; otolaryngology; ear, nose and throat department
commerce (field of study); department of commerce (at a university)
medical college
Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology
transportation corps
cultural science (Rickert's "Kulturwissenschaft")
department of French literature
practical course
Asteraceae (family of flowering plants comprising the asters, daisies, sunflowers, etc.); Compositae
complete course
Solanaceae (nightshade family of plants)
fine (for a minor offence)
non-degree course for graduates
Rosaceae (rose family)
quartermaster corps
preparatory-department student
haematology; hematology
proctology department; proctology clinic; proctology
pharmaceutical college; college of pharmacy
Mustelidae (family comprising the weasels)
pharmacy (subject)
vocational-technical
behavioral science; behavioural science
information science; computer science
Cucurbitaceae (gourd family)
subfamily
surgical operation; surgical procedure; surgery
Poaceae (family of flowering plants); Gramineae
integrated science (i.e. collaboration of various sciences and arts); (a) synthetic science
elective subject; elective class
Japanese language (as a school subject in Japan)
family name
Ursidae (family comprising the bears)
Brassicaceae (family of flowering plants comprising the mustards)
dental exam; dental checkup
severe punishment; rigorous measures
serious crime; heavy punishment
a home economics course
national textbooks; textbook published by the government
Moscow (Russia)
emergency department (e.g. of hospital); emergency room
Styracaceae (storax family of plants)
earth science; geoscience
scientific revolution
Arecaceae (palm family of plants); Palmae
Fabaceae (pea family of plants)
science fiction; sci-fi; fantasy fiction
anti-aircraft artillery
pseudoscience
preparatory course for college
Bovidae (family of ruminant mammals including cattle)
Lauraceae (laurel family of plants)
Rutaceae (citrus family of plants)
Apiaceae (parsley family of plants)
special course; another course
account name; account title
Gobiidae (family of gobies)
dental surgery; oral surgery
forensic science
Director General of Science and Technology Agency
socio-environmental studies; life environment studies
Homininae (subfamily of humans, gorillas, chimpanzees, etc.)
elective course or subject
Science and Technology Agency (1956-2001)
department of science and technology
chronological scientific tables
Cyprinidae (family of freshwater fish)
Lamiaceae (family of flowering plants comprising the mints); Labiatae
signature phrase; signature saying
ophthalmological examination; eye check-up; eye examination
secretarial course
Asteraceae (family of flowering plants comprising the asters, daisies, sunflowers, etc.); Compositae
Japanese linden (Tilia japonica)
simple scripted play (without music, dance, etc.)
Betulaceae (birch family)
controversy over school textbooks (i.e. history texts avoiding reference to Japanese military, etc. acts)
philosophy of science
infantry troops (in the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force)
encyclopedia; encyclopaedia
Leporidae (rabbit family)
(subject of) civics
Liliaceae (the lily family)
Ranunculaceae (plant family containing the crowfoot)
Cupressaceae (family comprising the cypresses)
dermatology
medical and dental college
Gruidae (bird family comprising the cranes)
cosmetic dentistry; aesthetic dentistry; esthetic dentistry
authorized textbook; authorised textbook
mathematical science
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization; UNESCO
Theaceae (family comprising the camellias and other shrubs and trees)
Pinaceae (family of pine trees)
Cercopithecidae (family comprising the Old World monkeys)
Violaceae (violet family)
Ornithorhynchidae (platypus family)
Tapiridae (tapir family)
Solanaceae (nightshade family of plants)
Cucurbitaceae (gourd family)
Corvidae (family of passerine birds)
Polygonaceae (knotweed or smartweed family of plants)
Chenopodiaceae (plant family; now included within family Amaranthaceae)
Betulaceae (birch family)
Moraceae (family of flowering plants)
Caprifoliaceae (family of flowering plants comprising the honeysuckles)
Poaceae (family comprising the true grasses); Gramineae
Phasianidae (pheasant family of birds)
Oleaceae (olive family)
college (offering a single course of study)
Falconidae (family of birds of prey)
National Science Foundation (USA); NSF
Hominoidea (superfamily of apes and humans)
Fabaceae (pea family of plants)
Euphorbiaceae (family of flowering plants)
concurrent sentences
Kofuku-no-Kagaku; The Institute for Research in Human Happiness (religion founded in Japan in 1986)
Herpestidae (mongoose family)
preparatory course
Hippocastanaceae (horse-chestnut family)
pseudoscience
Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology
Pomacentridae (family containing primarily marine tropical damselfishes and clownfishes)
dental college; dental university
Juncaceae (rush family)
Salicaceae (plant family containing willows, poplars, aspens, etc.)
one's special subject; specialized subject; major
Sparidae (fish family containing the tai)
Cervidae (family comprising the deers)
Plantaginaceae (plantain family)
Sapindaceae (soapberry family)
Fagaceae (beech family)
Equidae (horse family)
Ericaceae (heath family)
intensive course; crash course
superfamily
Asclepiadaceae (milkweed family)
Papaveraceae (poppy family)
Verbenaceae (vervain family of plants)
pseudoscience
Giraffidae (family containing the giraffe and the okapi)
State Minister in Charge of Science and Technology Policy
Caprinae (subfamily of goat-antelopes)
Bromeliaceae (the bromeliad family of plants)
Taxaceae (yew family)
Cercidiphyllaceae (monotypic plant family containing the katsura trees)
Hemiscylliidae (family of tropical Indo-Pacific longtail carpet sharks or bamboo sharks)
Viverridae (family of civets)
Muridae (mouse family)
Rhamnaceae (buckthorn family of plants)
special student
punishment; discipline
Tetraodontidae (family of pufferfish)
support soldier
Lauraceae (laurel family of plants)
Aceraceae (family of flowering plants including the maples)
Ulmaceae (plant family); elm
dermatology
dermatology
Anatidae (duck family of birds)
Anatidae (duck family of birds)
Japanese linden (Tilia japonica)
Poaceae (family of flowering plants); Gramineae
Brassicaceae (family of flowering plants comprising the mustards)
Arecaceae (palm family of plants); Palmae
tadpole; ancient seal-script character
Betulaceae (birch family)
Talpidae (family of moles and their close relatives)
Apiaceae (parsley family of plants)
Rutaceae (citrus family of plants)
Gruidae (bird family comprising the cranes)
Violaceae (violet family)
Chenopodiaceae (plant family; now included within family Amaranthaceae)
Phasianidae (pheasant family of birds)
Falconidae (family of birds of prey)
Euphorbiaceae (family of flowering plants)
Euphorbiaceae (family of flowering plants)
Hydrangeaceae (family comprising the hortensias (hydrangeas))
Hydrangeaceae (family comprising the hortensias (hydrangeas))
Verbenaceae (vervain family of plants)
Cicadidae (family comprising the cicadas)
Bufonidae (family of true toads)
Cercidiphyllaceae (monotypic plant family containing the katsura trees)
Juncaceae (rush family)
Viverridae (family of civets)
high-quality buckwheat flour (made only using the center of the grain)
Plantaginaceae (plantain family)
Salicaceae (plant family containing willows, poplars, aspens, etc.)
Chinese higher civil service examinations
toxicology; toxicological
Sphyrnidae (family comprising the hammerhead sharks)
passing the civil service examination
Institute for Medical Sciences
Alangiaceae (Alangium family)
Anacardiaceae (cashew or sumac family)
Aquifoliaceae (holly family)
Araliaceae (family of flowering plants)
Berberidaceae (barberry family)
Celastraceae (plant family); bittersweet
Clethraceae (white alder family)
Clusiaceae (family of plants including St. John's worts and mangosteens); Guttiferae
Clusiaceae (family of plants including St. John's worts and mangosteens); Guttiferae
Cornaceae (dogwood family of plants)
Cycadaceae (cycad family)
Ebenaceae (family of flowering plants including the ebony)
Ginkgoaceae (family of flowering plants whose only extant member is the ginkgo)
Hamamelidaceae (witch-hazel family)
Juglandaceae (walnut family)
Lardizabalaceae (family of flowering plants)
Magnoliaceae (magnolia family)
Melastomataceae (melastome family)
Myricaceae (wax-myrtle family)
Thymelaeaceae (family of flowering plants)
Tiliaceae (family of flowering plants, incl. the linden)
mathematical and physical sciences
spatio-temporal information science; time-space information science
big science (particle accelerators, space telescopes, etc.)
Chloranthaceae (family of flowering plants)
State Minister in Charge of Science and Technology Policy
traumatology; accident surgery
multidisciplinary science
nuclear science
Eucommiaceae (monotypic plant family containing only the hardy rubber tree)
Eucommiaceae (monotypic plant family containing only the hardy rubber tree)
Araceae (arum family of plants)
Araceae (arum family of plants)
hydrospheric sciences
university specializing in economics and law
rhinology; nasology
otolaryngology; otorhinology
Crassulaceae (plant family)
ethics of science and technology
Menispermaceae (moonseed family of plants)
Menispermaceae (moonseed family of plants)
Meliphagidae (honeyeater family of birds)
Odontophoridae (New World quail family of birds)
Odontophoridae (New World quail family of birds)
Poaceae (family of flowering plants); Gramineae
Colubridae (family of snakes)
Phocidae (family of seals)
Monodontidae (cetacean family comprising the narwhal and white beluga whale)
university of applied science (e.g. the Dutch "Hogeschool" and the German "Fachhochschule" institutes of higher education)
Siganidae (family of fishes)
Centrophoridae (family of generally deepwater gulper sharks)
Hexagrammidae (family of marine fishes incorporating the greenlings)
Ageneiosidae (family of driftwood catfishes)
English department (e.g. in a university)
Myxinidae (family of hagfish)
Petromyzontidae (family of parasitic lampreys)
Chimaeridae (family of shortnose chimaeras, cartilaginous fish with short round snouts)
Rhinochimaeridae (family of cartilaginous long-nosed chimaera fish)
Heterodontidae (family of bullhead sharks)
Parascylliidae (family of collared carpet sharks containing eight species and two genera)
Orectolobidae (family containing eleven species in three genera of carpet sharks known as wobbegongs)
Rhincodontidae (family of whale sharks)
Stegostomatidae (family of Indo-Pacific carpet sharks)
Ginglymostomatidae (family of carpet sharks)
Mitsukurinidae (family of goblin sharks)
Odontaspididae (family of sand sharks)
Pseudocarchariidae (family whose only member is the crocodile shark)
Megachasmidae (family whose sole member is the rare deep water megamouth shark)
Cetorhinidae (family whose only member is the basking shark)
Lamnidae (family of mackerel sharks)
Alopiidae (family with three species of thresher sharks all within the genus Alopias)
Scyliorhinidae (family of catsharks)
Proscylliidae (family of finback catsharks)
Pseudotriakidae (family with only one species of false catshark, Pseudotriakis microdon)
Triakidae (family of houndsharks)
Carcharhinidae (family of migratory live-bearing requiem sharks)
Hemigaleidae (family of weasel sharks)
Hemigaleidae (family of weasel sharks)
Chlamydoselachidae (family of frilled sharks)
Hexanchidae (family with four species and three genera of cow sharks characterized by either one or two additional pairs of gill slits)
Varanidae (family of carnivorous monitor lizards)
Acanthuridae (family of marine tropical surgeonfishes, tangs, and unicornfishes)
Ephippidae (family of mostly marine spadefishes)
Luvaridae (family containing one extant species of perciform fish similar to a surgeonfish)
Scatophagidae (family of small Indo-Pacific fish commonly called scats)
Zanclidae (family of perciform fish)
Cardiidae (family of bivalve molluscs comprising the cockles)
Cardiidae (family of bivalve molluscs comprising the cockles)
Veneridae (family of bivalve molluscs comprising the Venus clams)
Naticidae (family of molluscs comprising the moon snails)
Naticidae (family of molluscs comprising the moon snails)
Buccinidae (family of gastropod mollusc comprising the true whelks)
Thamnophilidae (family comprising the antbirds)
Thamnophilidae (family comprising the antbirds)
Tachyglossidae (family including the echidnas)
Cymothoidae (family of isopods)
Cymothoidae (family of isopods)
anesthesiology; anaesthesiology
university of technology; science and technology college
university of technology; science and technology college
Balitoridae (family comprising the river loaches)
Datnioididae (family of perciform fishes)
Characidae (family comprising the characins)
textbook typeface (resembling handwritten block characters)
textbook approved by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology; government-approved textbook
textbook approved by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology; government-approved textbook
historian of science; science historian
Cichlidae (family of fishes exhibiting fusion of the lower pharyngeal bones into a single tooth-bearing structure)
Cichlidae (family of fishes)
Enterobacteriaceae (family of bacteria)
Enterobacteriaceae (family of bacteria)
Anatidae (family of birds including ducks, geese and swans)
Anatidae (family of birds including ducks, geese and swans)
Juncaginaceae (arrow-grass family)
Hydrophilidae (insect family comprising water scavenger beetles)
Hyaenidae (family comprising the hyenas)
Eupleridae (family of carnivoran species endemic to Madagascar)
Nandiniidae (family containing the African palm civet)
Nimravidae (extinct family comprising the false saber-toothed cats)
Ailuridae (family containing the red panda)
Procyonidae (family comprising the raccoons)
Mephitidae (skunk family)
Otariidae (family of eared seals)
Odobenidae (family containing the walrus)
Erinaceidae (hedgehog family)
Lemuridae (family comprising the lemurs)
Tarsiidae (tarsier family)
Pantherinae (subfamily of Felidae which contains the genera Panthera, Uncia and Neofelis)
Suidae (pig family)
Camelidae (family comprising the camels, llamas, alpacas, etc.)
Rhinocerotidae (rhinoceros family)
Hylidae (frog family)
Kollikodontidae (extinct family of monotremes)
Soricidae (shrew family)
Xenoturbellidae (family of worm-like basal deuterostomes)
Ochotonidae (family comprising the pikas)
Thelephoraceae (family of fungi)
Chrysochloridae (family comprising the golden moles)
Apidae (family of bees)
Coralliidae (family of corals)
Arthroleptidae (family of frogs)
Brachycephalidae (family of frogs)
Centrolenidae (family of frogs)
Dendrobatidae (family of frogs)
Heleophrynidae (family of frogs)
Hyperoliidae (family of frogs)
Leptodactylidae (family of frogs)
Mantellidae (family of frogs)
Microhylidae (family of frogs)
Myobatrachidae (family of frogs)
Ranidae (family of frogs)
Rhacophoridae (family of frogs)
Rhinodermatidae (family of frogs)
Sooglossidae (family of frogs)
Leiopelmatidae (family of frogs)
Bombinatoridae (family of frogs)
Pelobatidae (family of frogs)
Pelodytidae (family of frogs)
Pipidae (family of frogs)
Rhinophrynidae (family of frogs)
Cupedidae (family of beetles)
Micromalthidae (family of beetles)
Rhysodidae (family of beetles)
Carabidae (family of beetles)
Paussidae (family of beetles)
Brachinidae (family of beetles)
Brachininae (family of beetles)
Anhimidae (family comprising the screamers)
Tabanidae (family comprising the horse-flies)
Tettigarctidae (family of cicadas)
Spheniscidae (family comprising the penguins)
Serpulaceae (family of fungi)
Kinosternidae (family comprising the mud turtles and musk turtles)
Charadriidae (family comprising the plovers)
Gnetaceae (family of gymnosperms)
outpatient department
Siluridae (family of catfishes)
Testudinidae (family comprising the tortoises)
Testudinidae (family comprising the tortoises)
imposing a punishment
Arenaviridae (family of viruses)
female servant hired to take the blame for a noblewoman's misdemeanours and farts
reconstructive surgery
atmospheric sciences
Onagraceae (evening primrose family)
Onagraceae (evening primrose family)
Chiroteuthidae (family of squids)
bugbane (Cimicifuga simplex)
Examples (200 in total)
This book is of great value to students of science.
Science begins when you ask why and how.
He doesn't show any interest in science.