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高等専門学校 (koutousenmongakkou) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
高こう 等とう 専せん 門もん 学がっ 校こう also: こうせん
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学がく
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学まな
ん
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He studied mechanical engineering at a technical college.
A technical college is a five-year school that students can enter after graduating from junior high school.
Kanji 等 etc., and so forth, class (first) 専 specialty, exclusive, mainly 門 gate, counter for cannons 学 study, learning, science Related words 専せん 門もん 学がっ 校こう 専門学校 is a vocational school offering specialized training, typically for two years after high school, while 高等専門学校 is a five-year institution starting after junior high school.
大だい 学がく 大学 is a university offering bachelor's degrees and higher, while 高等専門学校 is a college of technology focusing on practical engineering education.
Written forms 高こう 等とう 専せん 門もん 学がっ 校こう
Standard kanji spelling; the full formal name of the institution.
高こう 専せん
Common abbreviation used in everyday speech and official contexts.
Etymology Compound of 高等 (higher) + 専門 (specialized) + 学校 (school). The term was coined in the 1960s when the system of colleges of technology was established in Japan.
