国民学校

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See also: 國民學校

Chinese[edit]

For pronunciation and definitions of – see 國民學校 (“elementary school”).
(This term is the simplified form of 國民學校).
Notes:

Japanese[edit]

Kanji in this term
こく
Grade: 2
みん
Grade: 4
がく > がっ
Grade: 1
こう
Grade: 1
on’yomi goon kan’on
Alternative spelling
國民學校 (kyūjitai)
 国民学校 on Japanese Wikipedia

Etymology[edit]

Compound of (こく)(みん) (kokumin, nationals, citizens) + (がっ)(こう) (gakkō, school). Calque of German Volksschule (primary school, literally people-school).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (Tokyo) くみんがっこー [kòkúmíń gáꜜkkòò] (Nakadaka – [5])[1][2]
  • IPA(key): [ko̞kɯ̟ᵝmʲĩŋ ɡa̠k̚ko̞ː]

Noun[edit]

(こく)(みん)(がっ)(こう) (kokumin gakkōこくみんがくかう (kokumin gakukau)?

  1. (historical) elementary school, national elementary school

Usage notes[edit]

The term was used officially from 1941 to 1947, later replaced by the term (しょう)(がっ)(こう) (shōgakkō, primary school).

Descendants[edit]

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References[edit]

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN
  • Gibney, Frank (ed.). 2014. Buritanika kokusai dai hyakka jiten. Tokyo: TBS Britannica.