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学
学
8 strokes
Frequency: 63
JLPT N4
Grade 1

Meanings

study
learning
science

Readings

On — Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ガク
Kun — Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
まな.ぶ
Nanori — Specialized readings used in names
たか
のり

Common Words

学校
がっこう
Noun
Freq #616
1

school

Examples
この学校はたくさんの生徒がいます。
This school has many students.
学ぶ
まなぶ
Godan verb
Transitive
Freq #1272
1

to learn; to study; to take lessons in

Examples
いくつになっても学ぶことはある。
One is never too old to learn.
大学
だいがく
大學
Noun
Freq #1835
1

university; college

Examples
あなたは理科系の大学に進んだほうがいいよ。
You should go on to a technical college.
2

Historical term; Abbreviation

former imperial university of Japan (established under the ritsuryō system for the training of government administrators)

Examples
合格者の過半数は大学出身者であった。
The majority of the successful candidates were university graduates.
3

the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)

学生
がくせい
Noun
Freq #1964
1

student (esp. a university student)

Examples
学生の半数が休んでいた。
Half the students were absent.
小学校
しょうがっこう
Noun
Freq #2883
1

primary school; elementary school; grade school

Examples
あなたは小学校に通っているの？
Do you go to an elementary school?
学園
がくえん
Noun
Freq #3068
1

educational institution; school; academy; campus

Examples
「学園の廊下で、濃厚なキスシーン・・・聞いたぞ聞いたぞ」「濃厚じゃなーい！話に尾ひれ付いてるって・・・」
"A passionate kiss scene in a school corridor ... I've heard all about it!" "It wasn't passionate! That's an exaggeration..."
中学
ちゅうがく
Noun
Freq #3620
1

Abbreviation

junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school

Examples
中学・高校では陰湿ないじめが増える傾向にあるという。
In junior high and high schools, they say insidious forms of bullying are on the rise.
小学生
しょうがくせい
Noun
Freq #3641
1

elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student

Examples
彼らはそのころ小学生でした。
They were school children then.
入学
にゅうがく
～する Verb
Noun
Intransitive
Freq #3937
1

admission (to a school or university); entrance; enrolment; enrollment; matriculation

Examples
私の息子は、高校に入学した。
My son entered high school.
中学生
ちゅうがくせい
Noun
Freq #4459
1

junior high school student; middle school pupil

Examples
私は中学生です。
I'm a junior high school student.
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