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VocabularyJLPT N4 · core

入学

にゅうがく
hepburn nyuugaku

entering school, admission

Part of speech · noun / suru-verb

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Examples

  1. 弟は四月に小学校に入学します。
    My younger brother enters elementary school in April.
  2. 入学した日のことをよく覚えています。
    I remember well the day I entered school.

Collocations

大学に入学入学する入学式入学試験入学金

Mnemonic

入学 nyuugaku — 入 (to enter) + 学 (to learn, school). To enter (入) a school (学) is admission. Its opposite is this batch's 卒業 (graduation). 入学式 = entrance ceremony, 入学試験 = entrance exam. The 入 is that of 輸入 (this batch), 学 that of 学校 and 学生. Japanese schools begin in April with 入学.

Quick check

  1. Which word in this batch shares the 入 of 入学?

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