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慶應義塾大学 (keiougijukudaigaku) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

慶けい應おう義ぎ塾じゅく大だい学がく

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Freq.FrequencyTop 100,000

Meanings

1

Keio University

organization name

A prestigious private university in Tokyo, Japan, founded in 1858 by Fukuzawa Yukichi.

慶けい應おう義ぎ塾じゅく大だい学がくは日本にほんで最もっとも

古ふる

い

私し

立りつ

大だい

学がく

の

一ひと

つ

です

。

Keio University is one of the oldest private universities in Japan.

Kanji

慶jubilation, congratulate, rejoice
應answer, yes, OK
義righteousness, justice, morality
塾cram school, private school
大large, big
学study, learning, science
応apply, answer, yes

Written forms

慶けい應おう義ぎ塾じゅく大だい学がく
Standard kanji spelling using the traditional form 慶應.
慶けい応おう義ぎ塾じゅく大だい学がく
Variant spelling using the simplified form 慶応; also commonly seen.

Etymology

The university takes its name from 慶應義塾, the school renamed in 1868 after the 慶應 era in which it moved to Shiba. 義塾 denotes a private academy or school.