転校生

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Japanese[edit]

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Kanji in this term
てん
Grade: 3
こう
Grade: 1
せい
Grade: 1
on’yomi
Alternative spelling
轉校生 (kyūjitai)

Etymology[edit]

Compound of 転校(てんこう) (tenkō, changing schools) + (せい) (-sei, clipping of 生徒(せいと) (seito), "student"). (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): [tẽ̞ŋko̞ːse̞ː]

Noun[edit]

(てん)(こう)(せい) (tenkōseiてんかうせい (tenkausei)?

  1. transfer student, student changing schools
    (うわさ)になる転校生(てんこうせい)
    Uwasa ni naru Tenkōsei
    Rumored Transfer Student (manga by Himeri Takazuka)

See also[edit]