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学生ローン (gakuseiroon) Japanese meaning: student loan | Kotomora

学がく生せいローン

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Meanings

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A loan taken out by a student to pay for educational expenses, such as tuition and living costs. Common in contexts like 日本学生支援機構 (JASSO) loans.

学がく生せいローンを利り用ようして大だい学がくに通かよっています

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I'm attending university using a student loan.

卒そつ業ぎょう後ご、学がく生せいローンの返へん済さいが始はじまります。

After graduation, repayment of the student loan begins.

Kanji

学study, learning, science
生life, genuine, birth

Related words

奨しょう学がく金きん
奨学金 can refer to both scholarships (which do not require repayment) and student loans (which do), while 学生ローン unambiguously means a loan that must be repaid.

Built from

学がく生せい+ローン

Etymology

Compound of 学生 (student) and ローン (loan), a straightforward modern borrowing from English.