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小中学生 (しょうちゅうがくせい) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

小しょう中ちゅう学がく生せい

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Meanings

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noun

elementary and middle school students

Collective term for children in elementary school (小学校) and middle school (中学校), roughly ages 6–15.

このイベントは小しょう中ちゅう学がく生せいを対たい象しょうとしています。
This event is aimed at elementary and middle school students.
小しょう中ちゅう学がく生せいの頃ころは毎まい日にち公こう

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When I was an elementary or middle school student, I played in the park every day.

Kanji

小little, small
中in, inside, middle
学study, learning, science
生life, genuine, birth

Similar words

小しょう学がく生せい
小学生 refers only to elementary school students, while 小中学生 covers both elementary and middle school students.
中ちゅう学がく生せい
中学生 refers only to middle school students, while 小中学生 covers both elementary and middle school students.

Etymology

Compound of 小 (しょう, 'elementary') + 中 (ちゅう, 'middle') + 学生 (がくせい, 'student').