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大学院大学 (daigakuindaigaku) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

大だい学がく院いん大だい学がく

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Meanings

1

graduate university; research university

A university that focuses primarily on graduate-level education and advanced research, often with limited or no undergraduate programs.

大だい学がく院いん大だい学がくは、学がく部ぶを持もたずに大だい学がく院いんだけ

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A graduate university is a university that has only graduate schools without undergraduate departments.

彼かれは大だい学がく院いん大だい学がくで博はく士し号ごうを取しゅ得とくした。

He earned his doctorate at a graduate university.

Kanji

大large, big
学study, learning, science
院Inst., institution, temple

Related words

大だい学がく院いん
大学院 refers to a graduate school within a university, while 大学院大学 is an entire university dedicated to graduate education.
大だい学がく
大学 is a general university that typically includes both undergraduate and graduate programs, unlike 大学院大学 which focuses on graduate studies.

Built from

大だい学がく院いん+大だい学がく

Etymology

Compound of 大学院 (graduate school) and 大学 (university).