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How to say 'Graduate school' in Japanese | 大学院

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The Japanese word for Graduate school is 'Daigakuin', written as 大学院 in Japanese.'Graduate school' in hiragana is だいがくいん.

    Meaning

    Graduate school

    Reading

    だいがくいん

    daigakuin

    Kanji

    Big Learn Institution

    Explanation

    The Japanese noun '大学院 (だいがくいん)' refers to 'graduate school', which is an institution of higher education where students pursue advanced studies beyond a bachelor's degree. It is commonly used in academic contexts to describe programs for master's or doctoral degrees. Example sentences: I am studying at graduate school「私は大学院で勉強しています」(わたしはだいがくいんでべんきょうしています). She is applying to graduate school「彼女は大学院に応募しています」(かのじょはだいがくいんにおうぼしています). The term is often associated with research and specialized academic training.

    Part Of Speech

    noun

    Kanji JLPT

    N4

    Kanji Grade

    3

    Frequency

    1308

    Composition

    kanji

    Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 大学院

This word contains 3 kanji characters:

  • kanji

    Meaning

    Big

  • kanji

    Meaning

    Learn

  • kanji

    Meaning

    Institution

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'Daigakuin' means 'Graduate school' .

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