In Japanese, "maths" is 数学 (sūgaku). It is a noun pronounced "soo-gah-koo".
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数学 is written in kanji. Romanised as sūgaku, it sounds roughly like "soo-gah-koo" to an English ear.
その数学はとても便利です。
Sono Sūgaku wa totemo benri desu.
That maths is very useful.
Sūgaku (数学) is the Japanese word for maths. This noun appears in everyday contexts across homes, offices, schools, and public spaces.
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Buy on Steam数学 is romanised as sūgaku. Say it roughly like "soo-gah-koo" in English. Each Japanese syllable has even weight, so keep the rhythm steady.
数学 is a neutral, everyday word that works in both casual and polite speech. The level of formality comes from the sentence structure around it, not from the word itself.
数学 is written using kanji. Kanji characters carry the core meaning; any hiragana or katakana that follow show grammatical endings.
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