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理科 [ichi1,news1,nf09]
りか [ichi1,news1,nf09]
1. [n]
▶ science (natural sciences and related fields, incl. mathematics, engineering, medicine, etc.)
Cross references:
  ⇔ see: 1505170 文科 1. humanities and social sciences; liberal arts
2. [n]
▶ faculties of science, engineering, medicine, etc. (at a university)
3. [n]
▶ science (as a school subject)



History:
6. A 2025-11-19 03:36:16  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
5. A* 2025-11-19 02:50:46  Robin Scott <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
daijs: 人文科学・社会科学以外の学問分野。数学・自然科学など。
meikyo: 人文科学・社会科学以外の学問分野。また、それを研究・教育する大学の部門。理学部・工学部・医学部・農学部など。「━の学生」
  Comments:
Trying to clarify the meaning.
  Diff:
@@ -20,2 +20 @@
-<gloss>science (inc. mathematics, medicine, etc.)</gloss>
-<gloss>natural science</gloss>
+<gloss>science (natural sciences and related fields, incl. mathematics, engineering, medicine, etc.)</gloss>
@@ -25,2 +24 @@
-<gloss>science department (university)</gloss>
-<gloss>science course</gloss>
+<gloss>faculties of science, engineering, medicine, etc. (at a university)</gloss>
4. A 2017-11-21 10:11:53  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
  Comments:
There are 6 Tanaka sentences, and they're all senses 1 0r 3 but it's hard to tell.
  Diff:
@@ -24 +24 @@
-<gloss>science department</gloss>
+<gloss>science department (university)</gloss>
3. A* 2017-11-20 16:19:31  Robin Scott <...address hidden...>
  Comments:
"School" here refers to pre-tertiary education. (Sense 2 refers to university). Science lessons taken by middle/high school students are known by the name 理科 (as opposed to 科学).

理科 and 科学 aren't exactly synonymous which is why I don't think a single "science" gloss is sufficient.
2. A* 2017-11-20 04:14:34  Rene Malenfant <...address hidden...>
  Comments:
wouldn't "science course" be sense 3?

also, i'm quite happy to just gloss this as "science" without any sense splitting at all
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