音読み: ガク
訓読み: まなぶ
画数: 8
部首: 子（こ）
Meaning
To learn / To study
- Basic forms
- 学ぶ — to learn; to study / base form
- 学びます — (I) learn; (I) study / masu form
- 学んだ — learned; studied / ta form
- 学んで — learn and …; please learn / te-form
- 学ばない — don’t learn; don’t study / negative form
- 学べば — if (someone) learns; if (you) study / conditional
- 学べ・学びなさい — learn!; please learn / imperative
- Other common forms
- 学びたい — want to learn; want to study / 〜たい form
- 学べる — can learn; be able to learn / potential
- 学べた — was able to learn / past potential
- 学べない — cannot learn; can’t bring oneself to study / negative potential
- More
- 学ぼう — let’s learn; let’s study / 〜よう form
- 学ばなかった — didn’t learn; didn’t study / past negative
- 学んでいる — is learning; is studying / progressive
学ぶ (まなぶ) is a godan (5-dan) verb ending in ぶ.
The stem changes as you add endings: ば → び → ん, as in 学ぶ・学びます・学んで.
The stem changes as you add endings: ば → び → ん, as in 学ぶ・学びます・学んで.
- 学年 — school year / grade level
- 学力 — academic ability
- 学習 — learning / study
- 入学 — school admission
- 学者 — scholar
- 卒業 — graduation
- 大学 — university / college
- 小学校 — elementary school
- 留学 — study abroad
“学” is one of the most fundamental kanji for students. It’s widely used in words for schools, education systems, and fields of study.
The original form depicted a child under a roof — symbolizing the idea of learning or teaching in a place.
日本で 日本語を
学んでいます。
I’m studying Japanese in Japan.
大学で 音楽を
勉強しています。
I’m studying music at university.
学習：Learning / Study