学校 (がっこう, gakkou) Japanese meaning: school

学校 (がっこう, gakkou) Japanese meaning: school | Kotomora

Kanji

学study, learning, science
校exam, school, printing
學learning, knowledge, school

Related words· 6

学がく園えんN1
学校 is the plain, everyday word for a school, while 学園 sounds more formal or elegant and often refers to private or combined-level institutions (like 〇〇学園).
教きょう習しゅう所じょ
学校 is the general word for any school, while 教習所 specifically denotes a vocational or technical training institute, most often a driving school.
スクールN2
学校 is the general term for any school, especially regular academic institutions, while スクール is a loanword often used for private, specialized, or branded schools.
校こうN1
学校 is the full standalone word for 'school', while 校 is a bound suffix used only inside compound names like 高校 or as a counter for schools.

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日本にほん語ご学がっ校こうN5
学校 is the general word for any school, while 日本語学校 specifically refers to a school where non-native speakers study Japanese.
学がく院いん
学校 is the general, everyday word for a school, while 学院 is a more formal term often reserved for private or specialized institutions' proper names.

Don't confuse with

格かっ好こうN4
学校 (がっこう, 'school') and 格好 (かっこう, 'appearance/shape') sound almost identical but are completely unrelated in meaning.
校こう舎しゃN2
学校 refers to a school as an institution or concept, while 校舎 refers only to the physical building where classes are held.

Counted with

校こうN1
school (suffix/counter) · proofreading; proof (counter)

Word family· 95

小しょう学がっ校こうN5
elementary school; primary school; grade school
中ちゅう学がっ校こうN5
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
小しょう中ちゅう学がっ校こう
elementary and middle schools

Written forms

学がっ校こうUsage100%
Standard modern kanji spelling.
學がっ校こうUsage<1%
search-only kanji form
Kyūjitai form; not used in modern Japanese.
ガッコウUsage0%

Etymology

A Sino-Japanese compound of 学 “learning” and 校 “school,” based on the established Chinese word 學校. The reading がっこう reflects consonant assimilation in がく＋こう.

学がっ校こう

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