母ぼ校こう

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Common wordJLPTN1Freq.FrequencyTop 20,000

Meanings

alma mater; one's old school

Refers to the school (elementary through university) one previously attended or graduated from. Carries a sense of personal connection and is used in both formal and casual settings.

彼かれは母ぼ校こうの同どう窓そう会かいに出しゅっ席せきした。
He attended his alma mater's alumni reunion.
母ぼ校こうの先せん生せいに久ひさしぶりに会あった。
I met a teacher from my old school for the first time in a while.

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Usage patterns

母ぼ校こうを訪おとずれるto visit one's alma mater
卒そつ業ぎょう式しきのあと、久ひさしぶりに母ぼ校こうを訪おとずれた。
After the graduation ceremony, I visited my old school for the first time in a while.
母ぼ校こうで教おしえるto teach at one's alma mater
彼かれは今いま、母ぼ校こうで英えい語ごを教おしえている。
He now teaches English at his old school.
母ぼ校こうのために〈動どう詞し〉to do something for the sake of one's alma mater
卒そつ業ぎょう生せいたちは母ぼ校こうのために寄き付ふをした。
The graduates made a donation for the sake of their alma mater.
母ぼ校こうに錦にしきを飾かざるto make a triumphant return to one's alma mater
金きんメダルを持もって母ぼ校こうに錦にしきを飾かざった。
He returned to his alma mater in triumph with his gold medal.