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前期中等教育 (ぜんきちゅうとうきょういく) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

前ぜん期き中ちゅう等とう教きょう育いく

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Meanings

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noun

lower secondary education

Refers to the educational stage typically covering middle school or junior high school, roughly grades 7–9 in the Japanese system.

日本にほんでは、前ぜん期き中ちゅう等とう教きょう育いくは中ちゅう学がっ校こうに相そう当とうする。
In Japan, lower secondary education corresponds to junior high school.

Kanji

in front, before

期period, time, date

中in, inside, middle

等etc., and so forth, class (first)

教teach, faith, doctrine

育bring up, grow up, raise

Similar words

後こう期き中ちゅう等とう教きょう育いく
Refers to upper secondary education (high school), the stage after 前期中等教育.
中ちゅう等とう教きょう育いく
General term for secondary education, encompassing both lower and upper stages.

Etymology

Compound of 前期 (zenki, 'first term' or 'early stage') and 中等教育 (chūtō kyōiku, 'secondary education').