進学校

Japanese

Kanji in this term
進	学	校
しん Grade: 3	がく Grade: 1	こう Grade: 1

Alternative spelling
進學校 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɕĩŋɡa̠kɯ̟ᵝko̞ː]

Noun

進(しん)学(がく)校(こう) • (shingakukō) ^{←しんがくかう (singakukau)?}

1. a high school (upper secondary school) with a large portion of graduates entering elite universities; a prep school
2. a junior high school (intermediate school) with a large portion of graduates entering prestigious high schools

See also

• 進学(しんがく) (shingaku, “entering a higher level school; advancing in education”)
• 入学(にゅうがく) (nyūgaku, “entering a school; matriculation”)
• 高等学校(こうとうがっこう) (kōtōgakkō, “high school; upper secondary school”)
• 中学校(ちゅうがっこう) (chūgakkō, “junior high; intermediate school”)