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学校がっこう

がっこう gakkou Play N5 Noun

Meanings and examples

学ぶために通う施設。 school

Example 1

学校がっこうを出でたあと、どうするつもり？

What are you going to do after you leave school?

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Example 2

この学校がっこうはたくさんの生徒せいとがいます。

This school has many students.

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Kanji breakdown

学

study; learning; science

On reading: ガク
Kun reading: まな.ぶ
Radical: 子

校

exam; school; printing; proof; correction

On reading: コウ、キョウ
Kun reading
Radical: 木

中学校

ちゅうがっこう

junior high school; middle school

小学校

しょうがっこう

elementary school

高等学校

こうとうがっこう

high school

大学

だいがく

university

学生

がくせい

student

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