noun
MARCH (group of five private Tokyo universities)
Acronym for Meiji, Aoyama Gakuin, Rikkyo, Chuo, and Hosei universities; a well-known grouping of similarly ranked private universities in Tokyo, often referenced in discussions of university prestige and entrance exam difficulty.
彼はＭＡＲＣＨレベルの大学を目指している。
He is aiming for a university at the MARCH level.
ＭＡＲＣＨは東京の有名私立大学群の一つだ。
MARCH is one of the well-known groups of private universities in Tokyo.
Refers to Nihon, Toyo, Komazawa, and Senshu universities, a lower-ranked group of private Tokyo universities often compared to MARCH.
Acronym formed from the initial letters of Meiji, Aoyama Gakuin, Rikkyo, Chuo, and Hosei universities. The exact origin is uncertain, but it became popular in Japanese educational discourse.