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登下校 (とうげこう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

登とう下げ校こう

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Meanings

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noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb

going to and from school; school commute

Refers to the act of traveling to school and back home, often used in contexts like safety, routes, or daily routines.

子こ供どもたちの登とう下げ校こうの安あん全ぜんを守まもる。
We ensure the safety of children going to and from school.
この道みちは小しょう学がく生せいが登とう下げ

校こう

する

とき

に

通とお

る

。

Elementary school students use this road when commuting to and from school.

Kanji

登ascend, climb up
下below, down, descend
校exam, school, printing

Similar words

通つう学がく
通学 is a more general term for commuting to school, while 登下校 specifically includes both going to and returning from school.

Etymology

Compound of 登 (ascend, go to) and 下校 (leaving school, going home from school). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the word is a straightforward combination of kanji meanings.