noun
day student; commuting student
A student who lives at home and commutes to school, as opposed to one who boards at the school or lives in a dormitory. Often contrasted with 下宿生.
Antonyms: 下宿生
彼は通学生で、毎日電車で学校に通っている。
He is a commuting student and goes to school by train every day.
この学校は通学生と下宿生が半々だ。
At this school, half the students are day students and half are boarders.