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降園 (こうえん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Meanings 1
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru'
leaving kindergarten ; going home from nursery school
Used for children finishing their day at kindergarten or nursery school and going home. The direction (coming/going) depends on the speaker's viewpoint, similar to 帰宅.
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Playing in the park after nursery school is our daily routine.
Kanji 降 descend, precipitate, fall Similar words 登とう 園えん 登園 means going to kindergarten or nursery school, while 降園 means leaving or going home from there.
下げ 校こう 下校 is used for leaving school (elementary and above), whereas 降園 is specifically for kindergarten or nursery school.
Etymology Compound of 降 (descend, leave) and 園 (garden, kindergarten). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the spelling is conventionally associated with leaving a kindergarten or nursery school.
