進学校
Japanese
Kanji in this term | ||
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進 | 学 | 校 |
しん Grade: 3 | がく Grade: 1 | こう Grade: 1 |
Alternative spelling |
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進學校 (kyūjitai) |
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ɕĩŋɡa̠kɯ̟ᵝko̞ː]
Noun
進学校 • (shingakukō) ←しんがくかう (singakukau)?
- a high school (upper secondary school) with a large portion of graduates entering elite universities; a prep school
- a junior high school (intermediate school) with a large portion of graduates entering prestigious high schools
See also
- 進学 (shingaku, “entering a higher level school; advancing in education”)
- 入学 (nyūgaku, “entering a school; matriculation”)
- 高等学校 (kōtōgakkō, “high school; upper secondary school”)
- 中学校 (chūgakkō, “junior high; intermediate school”)