大だい学がく

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General term for a post-secondary educational institution. In Japanese context, 大学 typically refers to a four-year university, while 短期大学 (junior college) is a separate category.

彼かれは東とう京きょう大だい学がくの学がく生せい

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学がく府ふ sense 1

大学 is the everyday word for a university, while 学府 is a formal, literary term for an institution of higher learning, often used in set phrases like 最高学府.

キャンパスN2

大学 refers to the university as an institution, while キャンパス refers specifically to its physical grounds and facilities.

専せん門もん学がっ校こうN4

大学 is a university granting academic degrees, while 専門学校 focuses on practical, career-oriented training.

アカデミー

大学 is the general word for university, while アカデミー often implies a smaller, more specialized or prestigious institution such as a film or military academy.

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カレッジ
大学 is the general Japanese word for university, while カレッジ specifically evokes Western-style colleges, often smaller or specialized, and appears mainly in institution names.
学がく院いん
大学 refers to a degree-granting university, whereas 学院 usually denotes a smaller or specialized academy, sometimes a division within a larger institution.

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短たん期き大だい学がくN1

大学 is a four-year university, while 短期大学 is a shorter two- or three-year program often with vocational focus.

短たん大だいN1

大学 is a four-year (or longer) university, whereas 短大 is a shorter two- or three-year junior college, so learners often mix up which one a graduate attended.

大だい学がく院いんN4

大だい学がく

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