Usage patterns 生せい 徒と を 指し 導どう する to instruct/guide students
The teacher continues to guide the students even after school.
優ゆう 秀しゅう な 生せい 徒と an excellent/outstanding student
She is the most outstanding student in her class.
生せい 徒と がテストを 受う ける for a student to take a test
The students take a small test every week.
生せい 徒と を 叱しか る to scold a student
The teacher scolded the student who forgot their homework.
Kanji 徒 on foot, junior, emptiness Related words· 7 学生 usually refers to university students, while 生徒 is used for pupils in primary or secondary school under a teacher's guidance.
児童 is the official term for elementary-school-age children, while 生徒 more commonly covers middle and high school pupils.
教え子 is a personal term for one's own former or current pupil from a teacher's point of view, while 生徒 simply denotes a student's institutional status.
生徒 refers to a general school student, whereas 弟子 implies a closer, often one-on-one, master-apprentice bond in traditional arts or crafts.
Show 3 more Show fewer 生徒 is the general word for a pupil at any school, while 塾生 specifically refers to a student enrolled at a cram school or private tutoring school.
生徒 is the plain word for a student in a regular school, whereas 門下生 implies a closer, mentor-style relationship with a specific master.
生徒 refers specifically to students in primary or secondary school, whereas 学徒 is broader, more formal, and not tied to a school level.
Don't confuse with 児童 refers to elementary-school pupils, while 生徒 is used for students in junior high or high school, so the two are not interchangeable by school level.
生徒 refers to students typically in middle or high school, while 学童 specifically means elementary school-aged children.
Counted with The everyday counter for people: 一人 (ひとり ), 二人 (ふたり ), 三人 (さんにん ).
Used especially in attendance, seating, or formal headcounts; 人 is the everyday counter.
Word family· 14 girl student; schoolgirl
student council
number of students; student enrollment
male student; schoolboy
elementary, junior high, and high school students
Show 5 more Show fewer all students in a school; whole student body
schoolgirl; female student
returnee student; student who has returned to Japan after living abroad
student council president; head of the student council
student handbook; student ID booklet
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Etymology Compound of 生 (life, living) and 徒 (follower, apprentice). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the spelling is conventionally associated with the meaning of a student or pupil.
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