学生 (がくせい) Japanese meaning

学生 (がくせい) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

Kanji

生せい徒とN4
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.
大だい学がく生せいN4
大学生 explicitly specifies a university student, whereas 学生 is broader and can sometimes include other levels of schooling.
学がく徒と
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.
塾じゅく生せい
学生 broadly means a student, especially at university, whereas 塾生 is tied specifically to enrollment at a juku.

社しゃ会かい人じんN3
社会人 refers to a working adult who has left school, contrasting with 学生, who is still enrolled in education.
教きょう育いく者しゃ
教育者 is the one who teaches, while 学生 is the one being taught, so they name opposite roles in education.

小しょう学がく生せいN2
学生 broadly means 'student' and in casual speech often implies a university student, whereas 小学生 specifically means an elementary school student.

人にん
The everyday counter for people: 一人 (ひとり), 二人 (ふたり), 三人 (さんにん).
名めいN2
More formal than 人 — used for headcounts in reservations, staff lists, and announcements (5名様).

学がく生せいUsage100%
Standard modern spelling.
學がく生せいUsage<1%
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From Middle Chinese 學生 (hæwk sræng, “student”). The kanji 学 means 'study' and 生 means 'life' or 'person', together conveying 'one who studies'.