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How to say 'Classmate' in Japanese | 同級生

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The Japanese word for Classmate is 'Doukyuusei', written as 同級生 in Japanese.'Classmate' in hiragana is どうきゅうせい.

    word

    同級生

    Meaning

    Classmate

    Reading

    どうきゅうせい

    doukyuusei

    Kanji

    同Same 級Grade, Rank 生Life

    Explanation

    The Japanese noun '同級生 (どうきゅうせい)' refers to a 'classmate', specifically someone who is in the same grade or class at school. This term emphasizes the shared educational environment and is commonly used in both casual and formal contexts. For example: My classmate is very kind「私の同級生はとても親切です」(わたしのどうきゅうせいはとてもしんせつです). I met my old classmate yesterday「昨日、昔の同級生に会いました」(きのう、むかしのどうきゅうせいにあいました). The word is often used to describe relationships formed during school years and carries a sense of camaraderie or shared experiences.

    Part Of Speech

    noun

    Kanji JLPT

    N1

    Kanji Grade

    3

    Frequency

    7190

    Composition

    kanji

    Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 同級生

This word contains 3 kanji characters:

  • kanji

    同

    Meaning

    Same

  • kanji

    級

    Meaning

    Grade, Rank

  • kanji

    生

    Meaning

    Life

Words Related to 同級生 Through the Kanji 同

These 20 Words contain the Kanji 同 as well.

  • word

    同じ

    Meaning

    Same

  • word

    同時

    Meaning

    Simultaneous

  • word

    同様

    Meaning

    Same

  • word

    同

    Meaning

    Same

  • word

    同じく

    Meaning

    Also

  • word

    同一

    Meaning

    Same, Identical

  • word

    共同

    Meaning

    Cooperation

  • word

    合同

    Meaning

    Joint, Combination

  • word

    同盟

    Meaning

    Alliance

  • word

    同僚

    Meaning

    Colleague

  • word

    同年

    Meaning

    Same year

  • word

    一同

    Meaning

    Everyone

  • word

    同情

    Meaning

    Sympathy

  • word

    同性

    Meaning

    Same sex

  • word

    同等

    Meaning

    Equality, Equivalence

  • word

    同意

    Meaning

    Consent, Agreement

  • word

    同士

    Meaning

    Companion

  • word

    同居

    Meaning

    Cohabitation

  • word

    同姓

    Meaning

    Same surname

  • word

    同封

    Meaning

    Enclosure

Words Related to 同級生 Through the Kanji 級

These 7 Words contain the Kanji 級 as well.

  • word

    階級

    Meaning

    Rank, Class

  • word

    高級

    Meaning

    Luxury

  • word

    級

    Meaning

    Grade, Rank

  • word

    初級

    Meaning

    Beginner

  • word

    学級

    Meaning

    Class

  • word

    上級

    Meaning

    Advanced

  • word

    中級

    Meaning

    Intermediate

Words Related to 同級生 Through the Kanji 生

These 54 Words contain the Kanji 生 as well.

  • word

    大学生

    Meaning

    Student

  • word

    高校生

    Meaning

    High school student

  • word

    先生

    Meaning

    Teacher

  • word

    生きる

    Meaning

    Live

  • word

    留学生

    Meaning

    Foreign student

  • word

    生まれる

    Meaning

    Born

  • word

    人生

    Meaning

    Life

  • word

    生ずる

    Meaning

    Arise

  • word

    学生

    Meaning

    Student

  • word

    生産

    Meaning

    Production

  • word

    生活

    Meaning

    Life

  • word

    中学生

    Meaning

    Middle school student

  • word

    小学生

    Meaning

    Elementary student

  • word

    生徒

    Meaning

    Student

  • word

    発生

    Meaning

    Occurrence

  • word

    生命

    Meaning

    Life

  • word

    生む

    Meaning

    Give birth

  • word

    一生

    Meaning

    Lifetime

  • word

    生物

    Meaning

    Organism

  • word

    誕生日

    Meaning

    Birthday

  • word

    一生懸命

    Meaning

    Hard, Earnestly

  • word

    生かす

    Meaning

    Utilize

  • word

    生理

    Meaning

    Menstruation, Physiology

  • word

    生み出す

    Meaning

    Produce

  • word

    厚生

    Meaning

    Welfare

  • word

    生まれ

    Meaning

    Birth

  • word

    生じる

    Meaning

    Arise

  • word

    生き方

    Meaning

    Lifestyle

  • word

    生け花

    Meaning

    Flower arranging

  • word

    生年月日

    Meaning

    Birthdate

  • word

    生まれつき

    Meaning

    Innately

  • word

    生き生きと

    Meaning

    Vividly

  • word

    生涯

    Meaning

    Lifetime

  • word

    生死

    Meaning

    Life and death

  • word

    生存

    Meaning

    Survival

  • word

    生える

    Meaning

    Grow

  • word

    衛生的

    Meaning

    Sanitary

  • word

    再生

    Meaning

    Playback, Recycling

  • word

    芝生

    Meaning

    Lawn

  • word

    生き物

    Meaning

    Creature

  • word

    衛生

    Meaning

    Hygiene

  • word

    生成

    Meaning

    Generation

  • word

    長生き

    Meaning

    Long life

  • word

    生やす

    Meaning

    Grow

  • word

    生

    Meaning

    Raw

  • word

    無生物

    Meaning

    Inanimate

  • word

    生態

    Meaning

    Ecology

  • word

    生意気

    Meaning

    Cheeky

  • word

    生き残る

    Meaning

    Survive

  • word

    新生

    Meaning

    Rebirth

  • word

    出生

    Meaning

    Birth

  • word

    生き生き

    Meaning

    Vividly

  • word

    誕生

    Meaning

    Birth

  • word

    生臭い

    Meaning

    Fishy, Bloody

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'Doukyuusei' means 'Classmate' .

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