市し立りつ大だい学がく

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Meanings

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noun

city university; municipal college

A university or college established and operated by a city government, as opposed to a national or private institution.

彼かれは地じ元もとの市し立りつ大だい学がくに進しん学がくした。
He went on to the local city university.

この市し立りつ大だい学がくは留りゅう学がく生せいを積せっ極きょく的てきに受うけ入いれている。

This municipal college actively accepts international students.

Kanji

市market, city, town
立stand up, rise, set up
大large, big
学study, learning, science

Related words

私し立りつ大だい学がく
私立大学 is a private university, while 市立大学 is a city-run public university. They are homophones, so context is important.
国こく立りつ大だい学がく
国立大学 is a national university run by the central government, whereas 市立大学 is run by a city.
公こう立りつ大だい学がく
公立大学 is a broader term for public universities (including prefectural and city universities); 市立大学 is a specific type of public university.

Built from

市し立りつ+大だい学がく

Etymology

Compound of 市立 (しりつ, 'city-established') and 大学 (だいがく, 'university'). The reading しりつ for 市立 is standard, but it is homophonous with 私立 (private), which can cause ambiguity.