大だい東とう亜あ帝てい国こく

noun

group of five similarly ranked private universities in Tokyo

An acronym-like name combining the first characters of Daito Bunka University, Tokai University, Asia University, Teikyo University, and Kokushikan University (or sometimes Kokugakuin University). Used mainly in educational contexts to refer to this specific group of mid-tier private universities.

• 大だい東とう亜あ帝てい国こくは、東とう京きょうにある私し立りつ大だい学がくのグループを指さす通つう称しょうです。

  Daitōa Teikoku is a common name for a group of private universities in Tokyo.

• 受じゅ験けん生せいの間あいだでは、大だい東とう亜あ帝てい国こくという呼よび名ながよく使つかわれる。

  Among exam takers, the term Daitōa Teikoku is often used.