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How to say 'High school student' in Japanese | 高校生

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The Japanese word for High school student is 'Koukousei', written as 高校生 in Japanese.'High school student' in hiragana is こうこうせい.

    word

    高校生

    Meaning

    High school student

    Reading

    こうこうせい

    koukousei

    Kanji

    高High, Expensive 校School 生Life

    Explanation

    The Japanese noun '高校生 (こうこうせい)' refers to a 'high school student'. This term is used to describe someone who is currently attending high school, typically between the ages of 15 and 18. It is a compound of '高校 (こうこう)', meaning 'high school', and '生 (せい)', meaning 'student'. For example: She is a high school student「彼女は高校生です」(かのじょはこうこうせいです). Many high school students work part-time「多くの高校生はアルバイトをしています」(おおくのこうこうせいはアルバイトをしています). The term is widely used in everyday conversation and is a common way to refer to individuals in this age group.

    Part Of Speech

    noun

    Kanji JLPT

    N5

    Kanji Grade

    2

    Frequency

    226

    Composition

    kanji

    Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 高校生

This word contains 3 kanji characters:

  • kanji

    高

    Meaning

    High, Expensive

  • kanji

    校

    Meaning

    School

  • kanji

    生

    Meaning

    Life

Words Related to 高校生 Through the Kanji 高

These 19 Words contain the Kanji 高 as well.

  • word

    高い

    Meaning

    High, Expensive

  • word

    高さ

    Meaning

    Height

  • word

    高

    Meaning

    High

  • word

    高校

    Meaning

    Highschool

  • word

    最高

    Meaning

    Best

  • word

    高等学校

    Meaning

    Highschool

  • word

    高齢

    Meaning

    Old age

  • word

    高度

    Meaning

    High, Advanced

  • word

    高める

    Meaning

    Raise

  • word

    円高

    Meaning

    Yen strength

  • word

    高価

    Meaning

    Expensive

  • word

    高温

    Meaning

    High temperature

  • word

    高まる

    Meaning

    Rise

  • word

    高速道路

    Meaning

    Highway

  • word

    高原

    Meaning

    Plateau

  • word

    高速

    Meaning

    Highway

  • word

    高等

    Meaning

    High level

  • word

    高気圧

    Meaning

    High pressure

  • word

    高級

    Meaning

    Luxury

Words Related to 高校生 Through the Kanji 校

These 10 Words contain the Kanji 校 as well.

  • word

    学校

    Meaning

    School

  • word

    高校

    Meaning

    Highschool

  • word

    小学校

    Meaning

    Elementary

  • word

    中学校

    Meaning

    Junior high

  • word

    休校

    Meaning

    School closure

  • word

    高等学校

    Meaning

    Highschool

  • word

    校

    Meaning

    School

  • word

    校長

    Meaning

    Principal

  • word

    登校

    Meaning

    School attendance

  • word

    将校

    Meaning

    Officer

Words Related to 高校生 Through the Kanji 生

These 54 Words contain the Kanji 生 as well.

  • word

    大学生

    Meaning

    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

    同級生

    Meaning

    Classmate

  • word

    生臭い

    Meaning

    Fishy, Bloody

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What does 'Koukousei' (高校生) mean?

'Koukousei' means 'High school student' .

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