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女子高等学校 (joshikoutougakkou) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

女じょ子し高こう等とう学がっ校こう

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Meanings

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girls' high school

Formal term for a high school exclusively for girls. Often abbreviated to 女子高 (じょしこう) in everyday conversation.

See also: 女子高 (じょしこう)

彼かの女じょは地じ元もとの女じょ子し高こう等とう学

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She attends the local girls' high school.

Kanji

女woman, female
子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM
高tall, high, expensive
等etc., and so forth, class (first)
学study, learning, science
校exam, school, printing

Related words

女じょ子し高こう
Common abbreviation of 女子高等学校, used in casual and everyday contexts.

Politeness

女じょ子し高こうplain
女子高 is the casual, everyday abbreviation, while 女子高等学校 is the full formal name used in official documents and titles.

Built from

女じょ子し+

Etymology

Compound of 女子 (joshi, 'girls') + 高等学校 (kōtō gakkō, 'high school').

高こう等とう学がっ校こう