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スクールメイト

also: スクールメート

Meanings

1

noun

A person who attends or attended the same school; a straightforward loanword from English.

彼かれは私わたしの高こう校こうのスクールメイトです。
He is my high school schoolmate.

Similar words

同どう級きゅう生せい
同級生 specifically means a classmate in the same grade or class, while スクールメイト is a broader term for anyone from the same school.
学がく友ゆう
学友 is a more formal or literary term for a school friend or fellow student, whereas スクールメイト is a casual loanword.

Etymology

Borrowed from English 'schoolmate'.