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公立高校 (こうりつこうこう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

公こう立りつ高こう校こう

Meanings

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noun

public high school

A high school operated by a prefectural or municipal government, as opposed to a private (私立) or national (国立) high school.

彼かれは地じ元もとの公こう立りつ高こう校こうに通かよっている。
He attends a local public high school.
公こう立りつ高こう校こうの学がく費ひは私し立りつより安やすい。
Tuition at public high schools is cheaper than at private ones.

Kanji

公public, prince, official
立stand up, rise, set up
高tall, high, expensive
校

exam, school, printing

Similar words

私し立りつ高こう校こう
私立高校 is a private high school, while 公立高校 is a public high school run by a local government.
国こく立りつ高こう校こう
国立高校 is a national high school, which is rarer; 公立高校 is more common and run by prefectural or municipal governments.

Etymology

Compound of 公立 (public, from 公 'public' + 立 'establish') and 高校 (high school, abbreviation of 高等学校).