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高校卒業生 (こうこうそつぎょうせい) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

高こう校こう卒そつ業ぎょう生せい

Meanings

1

noun

high school graduate

Refers to a person who has completed high school. Often used in contexts like job applications, statistics, or alumni networks.

彼かれは今年ことしの高こう校こう卒そつ業ぎょう生せいです。
He is a high school graduate this year.
高こう校こう卒そつ業ぎょう生せいの就しゅう職しょく率りつは上じょう昇しょうしている。
The employment rate of high school graduates is rising.

Kanji

高tall, high, expensive
校exam, school, printing
卒graduate, soldier, private
業

business, vocation, arts

生life, genuine, birth

Similar words

卒そつ業ぎょう生せい
卒業生 is a general term for 'graduate' of any school level, while 高校卒業生 specifically means 'high school graduate'.
高こう校こう生せい
高校生 means 'high school student' (currently enrolled), whereas 高校卒業生 refers to someone who has already graduated.

Etymology

Compound of 高校 (high school) + 卒業 (graduation) + 生 (person). The reading is standard on'yomi.