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工大 (koudai) Japanese meaning: institute of technology | Kotomora

工こう大だい

こ

う

だ

い

Freq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

1

institute of technology; engineering college

abbreviation

Abbreviation of 工科大学 or 工業大学. Used in university names and casual reference.

See also: 工科大学 · 工業大学

彼かれは工こう大だいで機き械かい工こう学

Kanji

工craft, construction, katakana e radical (no. 48)
大large, big

Related words

工こう科か大だい学がく
Full form meaning 'college of technology'; 工大 is the common abbreviation.
工こう業ぎょう大だい学がく
Full form meaning 'technical university'; 工大 is the common abbreviation.

Etymology

Abbreviation formed from the first characters of 工科大学 (こうかだいがく) or 工業大学 (こうぎょうだいがく).

がく

を

学まな

ん

で

いる

。

He is studying mechanical engineering at an institute of technology.

工こう大だいのキャンパスは郊こう外がいにある。

The engineering college campus is in the suburbs.