school; school building; schoolhouse
Poetic or literary term for a school, often evoking nostalgia or a traditional image. Not used in everyday administrative contexts.
The old schoolhouse remains as a symbol of the town.
On graduation day, it was sad to leave the school behind.
Standard kanji spelling; the okurigana び makes the reading clear.
Less common variant without okurigana; may be misread as がくしゃ.
From 学び “learning” and native や “building, house.” The character 舎 supplies the meaning “building” in the conventional mixed spelling 学び舎.