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同盟休校 (どうめいきゅうこう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

同どう盟めい休きゅう校こう

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Meanings

1

student strike; school boycott

Refers to a coordinated refusal by students to attend classes, typically as a form of protest. Often used in historical or news contexts.

学がく生せいたちは学がく費ひ値ね上あげに反はん対たいして同どう盟めい休きゅう校

こう

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The students staged a school boycott to protest the tuition hike.

Kanji

同same, agree, equal
盟alliance, oath
休rest, day off, retire
校exam, school, printing

Related words

ストライキ
A general term for a strike, often used for labor disputes. 同盟休校 specifically refers to a student-led school boycott.
ボイコット
A broader term for boycott, which can apply to products, events, or institutions. 同盟休校 is a specific type of boycott limited to school attendance.

Built from

同どう盟めい+休きゅう校こう

Etymology

Compound of 同盟 (alliance, union) and 休校 (school closure). The term likely emerged in the context of student movements, where students would collectively refuse to attend classes as a form of protest.