学がく園えん

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Common wordJLPTN1Freq.FrequencyTop 2,000

Meanings

Refers to an educational institution, often with a connotation of a self-contained campus or a private academy. Common in names of schools and universities.

この学がく園えんには、小しょう学がっ校こうから大だい学がくまである。
This academy has everything from an elementary school to a university.
学がく園えん祭さいの準じゅん備びで、みんな忙いそがしそうだ。
Everyone looks busy preparing for the school festival.

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Usage patterns

〈人ひと〉が学がく園えんに通つううfor someone to attend the academy
彼かの女じょはこの学がく園えんに三さん年ねん間かん通つうっている。
She has been attending this academy for three years.
学がく園えんを創そう立りつするto found an academy
彼かれの祖そ父ふがこの学がく園えんを創そう立りつした。
His grandfather founded this academy.
学がく園えん生せい活かつを送おくるto lead one's school/campus life
彼かれは楽たのしい学がく園えん生せい活かつを送おくっている。
He is enjoying his campus life.

Kanji

学study, learning, science
園park, garden, yard

Related words

学がっ校こうN5
学校 is the general, everyday word for any school, while 学園 suggests a larger or private academy and often appears in institution names.
スクールN2
学園 is a more formal, often larger educational institution name (like a private academy), while スクール is a casual loanword used for smaller or specialized schools.

Don't confuse with

学がく院いん
学園 and 学院 both name educational institutions, but 学院 is typically used for smaller specialized schools or seminaries, while 学園 implies a broad campus or corporate-style academy.

Word family

学がく園えん祭さいN3
school festival; campus festival
学がく園えん長ちょう
headmaster; principal; dean; provost; rector
学がく園えん紛ふん争そう
campus dispute; campus strife
学がく園えん都と市し
university town; college town

Etymology

Compound of 学 (learning) and 園 (garden, park), suggesting a place of cultivation and learning. The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the spelling is conventionally associated with this meaning.