noun, noun used as a suffix

  1. department, section, faculty, school, arm.
  2. course (of study), branch of study, specialization.
  3. (taxonomical) family.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common

Contained Kanji Breakdown

department, course, section
カ しな (2nd, N3)
two-branch tree radical (no. 115)
カ いね (Kentei Pre-1)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ えい よう (Kentei 1)
tree, wood
き モク こ- (1st, N5)
Big Dipper, ten sho (vol), sake dipper
ト ます トウ (8th, N1)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
mow, cut grass, subdue
ガイ ゲ おさ.める (Kentei 1)