私し塾じゅく

noun

small private school; cram school

Modern use: a privately run school, often small-scale, especially for exam preparation or supplementary education.

• 彼かれは地じ元もとの私し塾じゅくで数すう学がくを教おしえている。

  He teaches math at a local private school.

• 受じゅ験けんのために私し塾じゅくに通かよう生せい徒とが多おおい。

  Many students attend private cram schools for entrance exams.

noun

private school (Edo period); Confucian private academy

Historical use: a private school in the Edo period, originally run by Confucian scholars, distinct from official domain schools.

• 江え戸ど時じ代だいには多おおくの私し塾じゅくが開ひらかれた。

  Many private schools were opened during the Edo period.

• この私し塾じゅくはもともと儒じゅ学がく者しゃによって運うん営えいされていた。

  This private school was originally run by Confucian scholars.