noun
first-year university student; freshman
Kansai dialect equivalent of 一年生 (ichinensei). Used mainly in the Kansai region for university students.
See also: 一年生
彼は今年、大学の一回生になった。
He became a first-year university student this year.
Club activities were the most fun when I was a freshman.
noun
first graduating class; first graduates
Refers to the first cohort of graduates from a newly established school. Not a common everyday term.
この学校の一回生はまだ卒業していない。
The first graduating class of this school hasn't graduated yet.