"学校" meaning in Japanese

See 学校 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: [ɡa̠k̚ko̞ː] Forms: 学校 ^ [canonical] (ruby: (がっ), (こう)), gakkō [romanization], gakukau [romanization], [counter], がくかう [hiragana, historical]
Head templates: {{ja-noun|がっこう|count=校|hhira=がくかう}} 学(がっ)校(こう) • (gakkō) ^(←がくかう (gakukau)?) (counter 校)
  1. school (institution dedicated to teaching and learning) Derived forms: 私立学校 (shiritsu gakkō) (ruby: (しり), (), (がっ), (こう)) (english: private school), 小学校 (shō gakkō) (ruby: (しょう), (がっ), (こう)) (english: elementary school, primary school), 中学校 (chū gakkō) (ruby: (ちゅう), (がっ), (こう)) (english: middle school, junior high school), 高等学校 (kōtō gakkō) (ruby: (こう), (とう), (がっ), (こう)) (english: high school, senior high school), 公立学校 (kōritsu gakkō) (ruby: (こう), (りつ), (がっ), (こう)) (english: public school), 大学校 (daigakkō) (ruby: (だい), (がっ), (こう)) (english: college, university, academy, or similar educational institution established by a state ministry or other government body), 聾唖学校 (rōa gakkō) (ruby: (ろう), (), (がっ), (こう)) (english: school for the deaf), 盲学校 (mō gakkō) (ruby: (もう), (がっ), (こう)) (english: school for the blind) Related terms: 保育所 (hoikusho) (ruby: (), (いく), (しょ)) (english: nursery school), 幼稚園 (yōchien) (ruby: (よう), (), (えん)) (english: kindergarten), 高校 (kōkō) (ruby: (こう), (こう)) (english: high school), 大学院 (daigakuin) (ruby: (だい), (がく), (いん)) (english: graduate school)
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          "学",
          "がっ"
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          "こう"
        ]
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    },
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      ]
    },
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      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "校",
      "tags": [
        "counter"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "がくかう",
      "roman": "gakukau",
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        "hiragana",
        "historical"
      ]
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      "name": "ja-noun"
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  "lang": "Japanese",
  "lang_code": "ja",
  "pos": "noun",
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        },
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          "english": "private school",
          "roman": "shiritsu gakkō",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "私",
              "しり"
            ],
            [
              "立",
              "つ"
            ],
            [
              "学",
              "がっ"
            ],
            [
              "校",
              "こう"
            ]
          ],
          "translation": "private school",
          "word": "私立学校"
        },
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          "english": "elementary school, primary school",
          "roman": "shō gakkō",
          "ruby": [
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              "しょう"
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              "学",
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          "translation": "elementary school, primary school",
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          "english": "middle school, junior high school",
          "roman": "chū gakkō",
          "ruby": [
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            ],
            [
              "学",
              "がっ"
            ],
            [
              "校",
              "こう"
            ]
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          "translation": "middle school, junior high school",
          "word": "中学校"
        },
        {
          "english": "high school, senior high school",
          "roman": "kōtō gakkō",
          "ruby": [
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              "高",
              "こう"
            ],
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              "等",
              "とう"
            ],
            [
              "学",
              "がっ"
            ],
            [
              "校",
              "こう"
            ]
          ],
          "translation": "high school, senior high school",
          "word": "高等学校"
        },
        {
          "english": "public school",
          "roman": "kōritsu gakkō",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "公",
              "こう"
            ],
            [
              "立",
              "りつ"
            ],
            [
              "学",
              "がっ"
            ],
            [
              "校",
              "こう"
            ]
          ],
          "translation": "public school",
          "word": "公立学校"
        },
        {
          "english": "college, university, academy, or similar educational institution established by a state ministry or other government body",
          "roman": "daigakkō",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "大",
              "だい"
            ],
            [
              "学",
              "がっ"
            ],
            [
              "校",
              "こう"
            ]
          ],
          "translation": "college, university, academy, or similar educational institution established by a state ministry or other government body",
          "word": "大学校"
        },
        {
          "english": "school for the deaf",
          "roman": "rōa gakkō",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "聾",
              "ろう"
            ],
            [
              "唖",
              "あ"
            ],
            [
              "学",
              "がっ"
            ],
            [
              "校",
              "こう"
            ]
          ],
          "translation": "school for the deaf",
          "word": "聾唖学校"
        },
        {
          "english": "school for the blind",
          "roman": "mō gakkō",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "盲",
              "もう"
            ],
            [
              "学",
              "がっ"
            ],
            [
              "校",
              "こう"
            ]
          ],
          "translation": "school for the blind",
          "word": "盲学校"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "school (institution dedicated to teaching and learning)"
      ],
      "id": "en-学校-ja-noun-AHyfV7Ff",
      "links": [
        [
          "school",
          "school"
        ]
      ],
      "related": [
        {
          "english": "nursery school",
          "roman": "hoikusho",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "保",
              "ほ"
            ],
            [
              "育",
              "いく"
            ],
            [
              "所",
              "しょ"
            ]
          ],
          "translation": "nursery school",
          "word": "保育所"
        },
        {
          "english": "kindergarten",
          "roman": "yōchien",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "幼",
              "よう"
            ],
            [
              "稚",
              "ち"
            ],
            [
              "園",
              "えん"
            ]
          ],
          "translation": "kindergarten",
          "word": "幼稚園"
        },
        {
          "english": "high school",
          "roman": "kōkō",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "高",
              "こう"
            ],
            [
              "校",
              "こう"
            ]
          ],
          "translation": "high school",
          "word": "高校"
        },
        {
          "english": "graduate school",
          "roman": "daigakuin",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "大",
              "だい"
            ],
            [
              "学",
              "がく"
            ],
            [
              "院",
              "いん"
            ]
          ],
          "translation": "graduate school",
          "word": "大学院"
        }
      ]
    }
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      "other": "がっこー"
    },
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      "ipa": "[ɡa̠k̚ko̞ː]"
    }
  ],
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}
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  "derived": [
    {
      "english": "private school",
      "roman": "shiritsu gakkō",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "私",
          "しり"
        ],
        [
          "立",
          "つ"
        ],
        [
          "学",
          "がっ"
        ],
        [
          "校",
          "こう"
        ]
      ],
      "translation": "private school",
      "word": "私立学校"
    },
    {
      "english": "elementary school, primary school",
      "roman": "shō gakkō",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "小",
          "しょう"
        ],
        [
          "学",
          "がっ"
        ],
        [
          "校",
          "こう"
        ]
      ],
      "translation": "elementary school, primary school",
      "word": "小学校"
    },
    {
      "english": "middle school, junior high school",
      "roman": "chū gakkō",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "中",
          "ちゅう"
        ],
        [
          "学",
          "がっ"
        ],
        [
          "校",
          "こう"
        ]
      ],
      "translation": "middle school, junior high school",
      "word": "中学校"
    },
    {
      "english": "high school, senior high school",
      "roman": "kōtō gakkō",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "高",
          "こう"
        ],
        [
          "等",
          "とう"
        ],
        [
          "学",
          "がっ"
        ],
        [
          "校",
          "こう"
        ]
      ],
      "translation": "high school, senior high school",
      "word": "高等学校"
    },
    {
      "english": "public school",
      "roman": "kōritsu gakkō",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "公",
          "こう"
        ],
        [
          "立",
          "りつ"
        ],
        [
          "学",
          "がっ"
        ],
        [
          "校",
          "こう"
        ]
      ],
      "translation": "public school",
      "word": "公立学校"
    },
    {
      "english": "college, university, academy, or similar educational institution established by a state ministry or other government body",
      "roman": "daigakkō",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "大",
          "だい"
        ],
        [
          "学",
          "がっ"
        ],
        [
          "校",
          "こう"
        ]
      ],
      "translation": "college, university, academy, or similar educational institution established by a state ministry or other government body",
      "word": "大学校"
    },
    {
      "english": "school for the deaf",
      "roman": "rōa gakkō",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "聾",
          "ろう"
        ],
        [
          "唖",
          "あ"
        ],
        [
          "学",
          "がっ"
        ],
        [
          "校",
          "こう"
        ]
      ],
      "translation": "school for the deaf",
      "word": "聾唖学校"
    },
    {
      "english": "school for the blind",
      "roman": "mō gakkō",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "盲",
          "もう"
        ],
        [
          "学",
          "がっ"
        ],
        [
          "校",
          "こう"
        ]
      ],
      "translation": "school for the blind",
      "word": "盲学校"
    }
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      "lang_code": "tao",
      "raw_tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "gako"
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  ],
  "forms": [
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        [
          "学",
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        ],
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          "校",
          "こう"
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      "form": "gakkō",
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      "form": "gakukau",
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      "name": "ja-noun"
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  "lang": "Japanese",
  "lang_code": "ja",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "english": "nursery school",
      "roman": "hoikusho",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "保",
          "ほ"
        ],
        [
          "育",
          "いく"
        ],
        [
          "所",
          "しょ"
        ]
      ],
      "translation": "nursery school",
      "word": "保育所"
    },
    {
      "english": "kindergarten",
      "roman": "yōchien",
      "ruby": [
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          "幼",
          "よう"
        ],
        [
          "稚",
          "ち"
        ],
        [
          "園",
          "えん"
        ]
      ],
      "translation": "kindergarten",
      "word": "幼稚園"
    },
    {
      "english": "high school",
      "roman": "kōkō",
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          "高",
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        ],
        [
          "校",
          "こう"
        ]
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      "translation": "high school",
      "word": "高校"
    },
    {
      "english": "graduate school",
      "roman": "daigakuin",
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          "大",
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        ],
        [
          "学",
          "がく"
        ],
        [
          "院",
          "いん"
        ]
      ],
      "translation": "graduate school",
      "word": "大学院"
    }
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      "ipa": "[ɡa̠k̚ko̞ː]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "学校"
}

Download raw JSONL data for 学校 meaning in Japanese (3.9kB)

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