How to say "University" in Japanese

If you are wondering what's the Japanese word for "University" you've come to the right place!

the Japanese word for "University" is "Daigaku", written in japanese as "大学".

Here's a more detailed explanation:

The Japanese noun '大学 (だいがく)' means 'university'. It refers to an institution of higher education and research, which awards academic degrees in various subjects. This term is commonly used to describe both the institution itself and the experience of attending it. For example: I go to university「私は大学に行きます」(わたしはだいがくにいきます). He graduated from Tokyo University「彼は東京大学を卒業しました」(かれはとうきょうだいがくをそつぎょうしました). The word can also be used in compound nouns, such as '大学院 (だいがくいん)' (graduate school) or '大学生 (だいがくせい)' (university student).

The Kanji are characters that represent meanings. As you can see, this word is made up of 2 Kanji:

The kanji "大" means "Big" and can be read as "Oo", "Dai" and "Tai". And The kanji "学" means "Learn" and can be read as "Gaku" and "Mana".

Now, let's make sure you understand this word the other way around too.

What does "Daigaku" mean in japanese?

"Daigaku" means "University" .

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How to write "University" 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 "お" is read as "o". The hiragana "だ" is read as "da". The hiragana "い" is read as "i". The hiragana "た" is read as "ta". The hiragana "が" is read as "ga". The hiragana "く" is read as "ku". The hiragana "ま" is read as "ma". And The hiragana "な" is read as "na".

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.