同学

同学

See also: 同學

Chinese

For pronunciation and definitions of 同学 – see 同學 (“schoolmate; classmate”). (This term, 同学, is the simplified form of 同學.)

Notes: Simplified Chinese is mainly used in Mainland China and Singapore. Traditional Chinese is mainly used in Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan.

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
同	学
どう Grade: 2	がく Grade: 1
on’yomi

Etymology

From Middle Chinese compound 同學 (duwng haewk, literally “together + study”). Compare modern Cantonese tung⁴ hok⁶, Hakka thùng-ho̍k.

Pronunciation

• On’yomi: Kan’on
  • (Tokyo) どーがく [dòógákú] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA^(key): [do̞ːɡa̠kɯ̟ᵝ]

Noun

同学 (shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai kanji 同學, hiragana どうがく, rōmaji dōgaku)

1. a schoolmate
2. a classmate

References

1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN