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授じゅ業ぎょう参さん観かん日び

Meanings

1

parents' day; class observation day; open classroom day

A designated school day when parents visit to observe classes. Common in Japanese elementary and junior high schools.

来らい週しゅうの金きん曜よう日びは授じゅ業ぎょう参さん観かん日びです。
Next Friday is parents' observation day.
授じゅ業ぎょう参さん観かん日びには多おおくの保ほ護ご者しゃが学がっ校こうに来きます。
Many parents come to school on class observation day.

Kanji

授impart, instruct, grant
業business, vocation, arts
参nonplussed, three (in documents), going
観outlook, look, appearance
日day, sun, Japan

Related words

参さん観かん日び
A shorter, more casual term for the same event. 授業参観日 explicitly includes 'class' (授業), making it slightly more formal.
保ほ護ご者しゃ会かい
Refers to a parent-teacher meeting, not classroom observation. 授業参観日 focuses on watching lessons.

Built from

授じゅ業ぎょう+参さん観かん日び

Etymology

Compound of 授業 (class, lesson), 参観 (observation, visit), and 日 (day). The term is a straightforward modern coinage for school open days.