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中高生 (ちゅうこうせい) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

中ちゅう高こう生せい

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Meanings

1

middle and high school students

abbreviation

Abbreviation of 中学生と高校生. Commonly used in contexts like education, surveys, and youth culture.

このイベントは中ちゅう高こう生せいを対たい象しょうとしています

。

This event is aimed at middle and high school students.

中ちゅう高こう生せいのスマホ利り用よう率りつは非ひ常じょうに高たかい。

The smartphone usage rate among middle and high school students is very high.

Usage patterns

中ちゅう高こう生せい向むけの〈物もの〉something aimed at/designed for middle and high school students
このアプリは中ちゅう高こう生せい向むけの学がく習しゅうツールだ。
This app is a study tool aimed at middle and high school students.
中ちゅう高こう生せいの間あいだで〈事こと〉が流りゅう行こうするfor something to become popular/trendy among middle and high school students
そのダンスは中ちゅう高こう生せいの間あいだで流りゅう行こうしている。

Kanji

中in, inside, middle
高tall, high, expensive
生life, genuine, birth

Related words

中ちゅう学がく生せいN1
中学生 refers only to middle school students, whereas 中高生 covers both middle and high school students together.
高こう校こう生せいN4
高校生 refers only to high school students, whereas 中高生 covers both middle and high school students together.
小しょう中ちゅう高こう生せい
小中高生 adds elementary school students to the group, while 中高生 only refers to middle and high school students.

Counted with

人にん
The everyday counter for people: 一人 (ひとり), 二人 (ふたり), 三人 (さんにん).
名めいN2
More formal than 人 — used for headcounts in reservations, staff lists, and announcements (5名様).

Word family

小しょう中ちゅう高こう生せい
elementary, middle, and high school students

Built from

中ちゅう高こう+生せい

Etymology

Abbreviation formed by combining the first kanji of 中学生 (ちゅうがくせい) and 高校生 (こうこうせい).

That dance is trending among middle and high school students.