中学

See also: 中學

Chinese

For pronunciation and definitions of 中学 – see 中學 (“secondary school; etc.”). (This term is the simplified form of 中學).

Notes: Simplified Chinese is mainly used in Mainland China, Malaysia, and Singapore. Traditional Chinese is mainly used in Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan.

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
中	学
ちゅう Grade: 1	がく Grade: 1
on'yomi

Alternative spelling
中學 (kyūjitai)

Noun

1. middle school (7th through 9th years overall)
   • 1996 February 20 [1988 February 15], Mitsuru Adachi, “近況 [How It’s Going Now]”, in SHORT PROGRAM(ショート・プログラム) [SHORT PROGRAM], 25th edition, volume 1 (fiction), Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN, page 15:

     中(ちゅう)学(がく)時(じ)代(だい)からモテる男(おとこ)ではあったが、４年(ねん)たって手(て)がつけられなくなったなァ。

     Chūgaku jidai kara moteru otoko de wa atta ga, yonen tatte te ga tsukerare naku natta naa.

     He was a popular guy during his years at junior high, and four years later he’s now on an even higher level of awesomeness.

Related terms

• 中学校(ちゅうがっこう) (chūgakkō)
• 小学(しょうがく) (shōgaku)