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大学生 (daigakusei) Japanese meaning: university student | Kotomora
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He is a student at the University of Tokyo.
When I was a university student, I had a part-time job.
Usage patterns 大だい 学がく 生せい になる to become a university student
Next year, he will become a university student.
〈 数すう 〉 年ねん 生せい の 大だい 学がく 生せい a university student in their Nth year
She is a third-year university student.
大だい 学がく 生せい のうちに 〈 動どう 詞し 〉 to do something while still a university student
I want to travel a lot while I'm still a university student.
Kanji 学 study, learning, science Related words 学生 is a broad term covering students at any level (high school, vocational school, university), while 大学生 specifically means a university student.
学部生 specifically emphasizes undergraduate status, while 大学生 can loosely include graduate students in casual speech.
Don't confuse with 大学院生 refers to a graduate school student, whereas 大学生 typically refers to an undergraduate.
大学生 refers to a university student, older than a 高校生, so the two are easy to mix up when talking about students in general.
Counted with The everyday counter for people: 一人 (ひとり), 二人 (ふたり), 三人 (さんにん).
More formal than 人 — used for headcounts in reservations, staff lists, and announcements (5名様).
Etymology Compound of 大学 (university) + 生 (student). The reading だいがくせい follows standard on'yomi readings for the kanji.
