七しち大だい私し学がく

noun

seven great private schools; seven Heian-period boarding schools

Historical term referring to seven boarding schools established in Kyoto by noble families during the early Heian period. Often mentioned in the context of 大学別曹 (daigaku bessō).

See also: 大学別曹

• 七しち大だい私し学がくは、平へい安あん時じ代だい初しょ期きに京きょう都とで貴き族ぞくによって設せつ立りつされた寄き宿しゅく学がっ校こうです。

  The seven great private schools were boarding schools established by noble families in Kyoto during the early Heian period.