How to say 'School' in Japanese | スクール

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Meaning

School

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Explanation

The Japanese noun 'スクール (sukuuru)' means 'school'. It is a loanword from English and is commonly used in Japanese to refer to educational institutions, particularly in contexts that emphasize a modern or Western-style approach to education. It can also be used to describe specialized schools, such as dance schools or language schools. For example: I go to a language school「私は語学スクールに通っています」(わたしはごがくスクールにかよっています). This is a famous dance school「これは有名なダンススクールです」(これはゆうめいなダンススクールです). Note that 'スクール' is often used in compound words, such as 'スクールバス (sukuuru basu)' (school bus) or 'スクールカースト (sukuuru kaasuto)' (school caste, referring to social hierarchies in schools).

Part Of Speech

noun

Frequency

4840

Composition

katakana

Handwriting