How to say "Student" in Japanese
If you are wondering what's the Japanese word for "Student" you've come to the right place!
the Japanese word for "Student" is "Seito", written in japanese as "生徒".
Here's a more detailed explanation:
The Japanese noun '生徒 (せいと)' refers to a 'student', typically in the context of elementary, middle, or high school. It is commonly used to describe someone who is enrolled in and attending a school. Unlike '学生 (がくせい)', which can refer to college or university students, '生徒' is more specific to younger students. For example: The student is studying「生徒は勉強しています」(せいとはべんきょうしています). She is a high school student「彼女は高校の生徒です」(かのじょはこうこうのせいとです). The teacher is guiding the students「先生は生徒を指導しています」(せんせいはせいとをしどうしています).
The Kanji are characters that represent meanings. As you can see, this word is made up of 2 Kanji:
The kanji "生" means "Life" and can be read as "Nama", "U", "Shou", "Sei" and "I". And The kanji "徒" means "Follower" and "Junior" and can be read as "To".
Now, let's make sure you understand this word the other way around too.
What does "Seito" mean in japanese?
"Seito" means "Student" .
To learn more about the kanji in this word, checkout this pages:
What is the Kanji for life?What is the Kanji for follower and junior?If you also want to learn how to write this word in Japanese, you can checkout this page:
How to write "Student" in Japanese
To make really sure you learn this word, I've prepared an interactive lesson for you. You are going to learn the readings and meanings of this word and of the characters that comprise it.
But first, you need to know a little bit about Hiragana and Katakana.
Hiragana and katakana are japanese syllabaries, this means that each character represents a syllable.
This are the characters you need to know for this lesson:
The hiragana "な" is read as "na". The hiragana "ま" is read as "ma". The hiragana "う" is read as "u". The hiragana "し" is read as "shi". The hiragana "せ" is read as "se". The hiragana "い" is read as "i". And The hiragana "と" is read as "to".
About kanji, you need to know that most Kanji have two types of readings: Kunyomi, based on native japanese pronunciation. And onyomi, based on chinese pronunciation.