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旧帝国大学 (きゅうていこくだいがく) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

旧きゅう帝てい国こく大だい学がく

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Meanings

1

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.

Kanji

旧old times, old things, old friend
帝sovereign, the emperor, god
国country
大large, big
学study, learning, science

Similar words

帝てい国こく大だい学がく
帝国大学 refers to the imperial universities during the prewar period, while 旧帝国大学 explicitly marks them as 'former' institutions after the system was abolished.
国こく立りつ大だい学がく
国立大学 is the modern term for national universities, which includes the former imperial universities but also many others established later.

Etymology

Compound of 旧 (former) and 帝国大学 (imperial university). The term arose after WWII when the imperial university system was replaced by the new national university system.