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特別支援学校 (とくべつしえんがっこう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Meanings 1
noun
special needs school ; special support school
Refers to schools in Japan that provide education to children with disabilities, established under the School Education Law. Replaced the older term 養護学校 (yōgo gakkō) in 2007.
支し
援えん
学がっ
校こう
で
は
、
個こ
々こ
の
障しょう
害がい
に
応おう
じ
た
教きょう
育いく
が
行おこな
わ
れ
ます
。
At special support schools, education tailored to each disability is provided.
Kanji 別 separate, branch off, diverge 支 branch, support, sustain 学 study, learning, science Similar words 養よう 護ご 学がっ 校こう Older term for special education schools, officially replaced by 特別支援学校 in 2007. Still sometimes used colloquially.
特とく 別べつ 支し 援えん 学がっ 級きゅう Special support classes within regular schools, as opposed to a separate school.
Etymology Compound of 特別 (tokubetsu, 'special') + 支援 (shien, 'support') + 学校 (gakkō, 'school'). The term was introduced in 2007 as part of educational reforms.
