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府立高等学校 (ふりつこうとうがっこう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

府ふ立りつ高こう等とう学がっ校こう

Meanings

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noun

prefectural senior high school (Kyoto/Osaka)

Used specifically for public senior high schools operated by Kyoto or Osaka prefectural governments. In other prefectures, 県立高等学校 is used instead.

See also: 県立高等学校

彼かれは大おお阪さかの府ふ立りつ高こう等とう学がっ校こうに通かよっている。
He attends a prefectural senior high school in Osaka.
京きょう都との府ふ立りつ高こう等とう学がっ校こうは入にゅう試しが難むずかしいことで知しられている。
Kyoto's prefectural senior high schools are known for their difficult entrance exams.

Kanji

府borough, urban prefecture, govt office
立stand up, rise, set up
高tall, high, expensive
等

etc., and so forth, class (first)

学study, learning, science

校exam, school, printing

Similar words

県けん立りつ高こう等とう学がっ校こう
Used for prefectural senior high schools in prefectures other than Kyoto and Osaka. 府立 is the equivalent term for Kyoto and Osaka.
公こう立りつ高こう等とう学がっ校こう
General term for public senior high schools, including both prefectural and municipal schools. 府立 is a specific type of public school.

Etymology

Compound of 府 (fu, 'prefecture', specifically for Kyoto and Osaka), 立 (ritsu, 'established'), and 高等学校 (kōtōgakkō, 'senior high school'). The reading ふりつ is a standard on'yomi compound.