Today’s second #kanji is #科.
#のぎへん（禾） which has something to do with “harvest” is used with “a dipper” 斗（ト）. Does that mean people used a dipper to sort their harvest when this kanji was formed?
I have listed 2 kun-yomi (originally Japanese reading) for this kanji but they are not listed for daily use, so even if you didn’t know them, don’t worry.
Meaning: a course, a department
科学（カガク）: science
科目（カモク）: a subject, a course of study, an item
学科（ガッカ）: a subject of study, a course of study
教科（キョウカ）: a subject, a course of study, a curriculum
理科（リカ）: science (as a school subject)
内科（ナイカ）: a department of internal medicine
内科医（ナイカイ）: a physician
外科（ゲカ）: a department of surgery, surgery
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科（しな）を作（つく）る: to flirt, to act flirtatiously
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