入学
にゅうがく
hepburn nyuugaku
entering school, admission
Part of speech · noun / suru-verb
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入enter
學study
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Examples
- 弟は四月に小学校に入学します。My younger brother enters elementary school in April.
- 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.
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