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商業高等学校 (しょうぎょうこうとうがっこう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

商しょう業ぎょう高こう等とう学がっ校こう

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Meanings

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noun

commercial high school

A type of Japanese senior high school focusing on business and commerce subjects.

彼かれは商しょう業ぎょう高こう等とう学がっ校こうで簿ぼ記きを学まなんだ。
He studied bookkeeping at a commercial high school.

Kanji

商

make a deal, selling, dealing in

業business, vocation, arts

高tall, high, expensive

等etc., and so forth, class (first)

学study, learning, science

校exam, school, printing

Similar words

工こう業ぎょう高こう等とう学がっ校こう
An industrial/technical high school, as opposed to a commercial one.
商しょう業ぎょう高こう校こう
Abbreviated form of 商業高等学校, more common in casual conversation.

Etymology

Compound of 商業 (commerce) and 高等学校 (senior high school).