旧きゅう帝てい国こく大だい学がく

noun

former imperial university

Refers to the universities established under the Imperial University system before the post-WWII educational reforms. Often used in historical or academic contexts.

• 旧きゅう帝てい国こく大だい学がくは、戦せん前ぜんの日本にほんで最さい高こう学がく府ふとされていた。

  The former imperial universities were considered the highest educational institutions in prewar Japan.

• 彼かれは旧きゅう帝てい国こく大だい学がくの一ひとつである京きょう都と大だい学がくの出しゅっ身しんだ。

  He is a graduate of Kyoto University, one of the former imperial universities.