短たん大だい

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Common wordJLPTN1Freq.FrequencyTop 20,000

Meanings

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junior college; two-year college

abbreviation

Abbreviation of 短期大学. Refers to a post-secondary institution offering two- or three-year programs, often vocationally oriented.

〈場ば所しょ〉の短たん大だいに入はいるto enter a junior college (in a place)
彼かの女じょは地じ元もとの短たん大だいに入はいった。
She enrolled in a local junior college.
短たん大だいを卒そつ業ぎょうするto graduate from a junior college
兄あには短たん大だいを卒そつ業ぎょうしてすぐに働はたらき始はじめた。
My brother started working right after graduating from junior college.

短たん期き大だい学がくpolite 丁寧語N1
短大 is the everyday abbreviated form, while 短期大学 is the full, formal name used in official documents.

大だい学がくN5
大学 is a four-year (or longer) university, whereas 短大 is a shorter two- or three-year junior college, so learners often mix up which one a graduate attended.
専せん門もん学がっ校こうN4
専門学校 is a vocational school focused on specific job skills, while 短大 offers a broader general education alongside vocational training, so the two are easily confused as similar short post-secondary options.

Abbreviation of 短期大学 (tanki daigaku), literally 'short-term university'.