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How to say 'Student' in Japanese | 学生

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The Japanese word for Student is 'Gakusei', written as 学生 in Japanese.'Student' in hiragana is がくせい.

    word

    学生

    Meaning

    Student

    Reading

    がくせい

    gakusei

    Kanji

    Learn Life

    Explanation

    The Japanese noun '学生 (がくせい)' means 'student'. It refers to someone who is enrolled in an educational institution, typically a university or college, but it can also be used for high school students in certain contexts. This term is neutral and widely used in both formal and informal settings. For example: He is a university student「彼は大学生です」(かれはだいがくせいです). I want to become a student「学生になりたい」(がくせいになりたい). Note that '学生' is often used in combination with other words to specify the type of student, such as '大学生 (だいがくせい)' for university students or '高校生 (こうこうせい)' for high school students.

    Part Of Speech

    noun

    Kanji JLPT

    N5

    Kanji Grade

    1

    Frequency

    854

    Composition

    kanji

    Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 学生

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

  • kanji

    Meaning

    Learn

  • kanji

    Meaning

    Life

Words Related to 学生 Through the Kanji

These 55 Words contain the Kanji 学 as well.

  • word

    学校

    Meaning

    School

  • word

    大学生

    Meaning

    Student

  • word

    大学

    Meaning

    University

  • word

    Meaning

    Study

  • word

    留学生

    Meaning

    Foreign student

  • word

    科学

    Meaning

    Science

  • word

    入学

    Meaning

    Admission

  • word

    中学生

    Meaning

    Middle school student

  • word

    小学生

    Meaning

    Elementary student

  • word

    見学

    Meaning

    Inspection, Observation

  • word

    通学

    Meaning

    Commute

  • word

    小学校

    Meaning

    Elementary

  • word

    中学校

    Meaning

    Junior high

  • word

    学ぶ

    Meaning

    Learn

  • word

    文学

    Meaning

    Literature

  • word

    高等学校

    Meaning

    Highschool

  • word

    大学院

    Meaning

    Graduate school

  • word

    進学

    Meaning

    Advancement

  • word

    中学

    Meaning

    Middle school

  • word

    留学

    Meaning

    Study abroad

  • word

    医学

    Meaning

    Medicine

  • word

    哲学

    Meaning

    Philosophy

  • word

    化学

    Meaning

    Chemistry

  • word

    工学

    Meaning

    Engineering

  • word

    学長

    Meaning

    President

  • word

    語学

    Meaning

    Languages

  • word

    工学部

    Meaning

    Engineering

  • word

    学費

    Meaning

    Tuition

  • word

    学部

    Meaning

    Faculty

  • word

    休学

    Meaning

    Leave

  • word

    学習

    Meaning

    Learning

  • word

    学問

    Meaning

    Learning, Scholarship

  • word

    小学

    Meaning

    Elementary

  • word

    学割

    Meaning

    Student discount

  • word

    新学期

    Meaning

    New term

  • word

    在学

    Meaning

    Enrollment

  • word

    数学

    Meaning

    Mathematics

  • word

    科学者

    Meaning

    Scientist

  • word

    学科

    Meaning

    Department, Subject

  • word

    自然科学

    Meaning

    Natural science

  • word

    人文科学

    Meaning

    Humanities

  • word

    社会科学

    Meaning

    Social science

  • word

    学説

    Meaning

    Theory

  • word

    学園

    Meaning

    Academy

  • word

    学者

    Meaning

    Scholar

  • word

    学歴

    Meaning

    Academic background

  • word

    学会

    Meaning

    Academic society

  • word

    奨学金

    Meaning

    Scholarship

  • word

    学年

    Meaning

    Grade

  • word

    法学部

    Meaning

    Law, Faculty

  • word

    学級

    Meaning

    Class

  • word

    短期大学

    Meaning

    Junior college

  • word

    学力

    Meaning

    Academic

  • word

    文学者

    Meaning

    Literary scholar

  • word

    退学

    Meaning

    Expulsion, Withdrawal

Words Related to 学生 Through the Kanji

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

    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

    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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