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放課後学習 (ほうかごがくしゅう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

放ほう課か後ご学がく習しゅう

Meanings

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noun

after-school education; cram school education

Refers to structured learning activities outside regular school hours, including juku or other supplementary education.

放ほう課か後ご学がく習しゅうとして、週しゅうに3回かい塾じゅくに通かよっています。
I go to cram school three times a week as after-school education.

Kanji

放set free, release, fire
課chapter, lesson, section
後behind, back, later
学

study, learning, science

習learn

Similar words

塾じゅく
塾 is a specific cram school or tutoring institution, while 放課後学習 is the broader concept of after-school learning, which may include 塾 or other forms of study.
補ほ習しゅう
補習 refers to supplementary lessons, often remedial, whereas 放課後学習 is a more general term for any after-school educational activity.

Etymology

Compound of 放課後 (after school) and 学習 (learning, study).