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私立中学校 (しりつちゅうがっこう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

私し立りつ中ちゅう学がっ校こう

Meanings

1

noun

private junior high school

Refers to a privately funded lower secondary school (grades 7–9), as opposed to a public (公立) one.

彼かれは私し立りつ中ちゅう学がっ校こうに通かよっている。
He attends a private junior high school.
この地ち域いきには私し立りつ中ちゅう学がっ校こうが少すくない。
There are few private junior high schools in this area.

Kanji

私private, I, me
立stand up, rise, set up
中in, inside, middle
学

study, learning, science

校exam, school, printing

Similar words

公こう立りつ中ちゅう学がっ校こう
公立中学校 is a public junior high school, while 私立中学校 is private.
私し立りつ高こう校こう
私立高校 is a private senior high school; 私立中学校 is the junior high school equivalent.

Etymology

Compound of 私立 (private, privately established) and 中学校 (junior high school).