Usage patterns 学がく 生せい 時じ 代だい に 〈 動どう 詞し 〉 to do something during one's student days
I often traveled abroad during my student days.
学がく 生せい をしている to be (working as/living as) a student
He is currently a student at university.
学がく 生せい 向む けの 〈 物もの 〉 something aimed at or designed for students
This restaurant has a cheap menu aimed at students.
Kanji 学 study, learning, science 學 learning, knowledge, school Related words 生徒 is used for pupils in elementary, middle, or high school (or students of a particular teacher), while 学生 usually means a university or college student.
大学生 explicitly specifies a university student, whereas 学生 is broader and can sometimes include other levels of schooling.
学生 is the everyday, neutral word for a student at any level, while 学徒 is formal or literary and often implies dedication to a field or ideology.
学生 broadly means a student, especially at university, whereas 塾生 is tied specifically to enrollment at a juku.
Opposites 社会人 refers to a working adult who has left school, contrasting with 学生 , who is still enrolled in education.
教育者 is the one who teaches, while 学生 is the one being taught, so they name opposite roles in education.
Counted with The everyday counter for people: 一人 (ひとり ), 二人 (ふたり ), 三人 (さんにん ).
More formal than 人 — used for headcounts in reservations, staff lists, and announcements (5名様 ).
Word family· 43 elementary school student; primary school student
junior high school student; middle school pupil
university student; college student
international student; overseas student; exchange student
elementary and middle school students
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student ID card; student card
student discount
medical student
enrolled student; current student
student council
student dormitory; student accommodation
school cap
school uniform
student song; academic song
student language; students' slang
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Written forms 学がく 生せい Usage 100%
Standard modern spelling.
學がく 生せい Usage <1%
search-only kanji form
Kyūjitai form; included for search compatibility.
Etymology From Middle Chinese 學生 (hæwk sræng, “student”). The kanji 学 means 'study' and 生 means 'life' or 'person', together conveying 'one who studies'.
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