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優等生 (yuutousei) Japanese meaning: honor student | Kotomora
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She is the top honor student in the class.
People who are the model-student type can sometimes be inflexible.
Usage patterns 〈 人ひと 〉 が 優ゆう 等とう 生せい を 演えん じる to play the role of a model student (often implying pretense)
He always plays the model student in front of the teacher.
〈 場ば 所しょ 〉 の 優ゆう 等とう 生せい the top/model student of a place (e.g. class, school)
She is known as the model student of the class.
〈 人ひと 〉 が 優ゆう 等とう 生せい ぶる to act like a goody-two-shoes / put on airs of being a model student
You don't have to act so much like a model student.
Kanji 優 tenderness, excel, surpass 等 etc., and so forth, class (first) Related words 優等生 emphasizes high grades and good conduct in school, while 秀才 emphasizes natural intelligence or academic talent regardless of grades.
優等生 refers specifically to a student with top grades and behavior, while 模範生 more broadly means someone who serves as an exemplary role model, not necessarily academically.
Opposites 優等生 is a top, exemplary student, while 劣等生 is a poor or struggling student.
優等生 is a model or honor student who behaves and performs well, the opposite of a 問題児 who causes trouble.
優等生 is a top-performing student, the direct opposite of a 落ちこぼれ who struggles to keep up academically.
Etymology Compound of 優等 (yūtō, 'excellent grade') + 生 (sei, 'student'). The term is straightforward and modern.
