晩ばん学がく

noun

late education; studying later in life

Refers to beginning formal study or academic pursuits at an older age than usual. Often used in self-deprecating or humble contexts, or to describe someone who started learning late.

• 彼かれは晩ばん学がくだが、熱ねっ心しんに勉べん強きょうしている。

  He started studying late in life, but he is studying enthusiastically.

• 晩ばん学がくの身みで大だい学がくに入はいるのは大たい変へんだった。

  It was tough entering university as a late learner.