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How to say High School In Japanese?

KanjiHiraganaKatakana
高校こうこうコウコウ
Pronunciation: koukou
How to Say It Outloud: koh-koh
Usage: Used to refer to high school in conversations, writing, and descriptions of educational institutions.
Example Sentence Japanese:彼は高校に通っています。
Example Sentence English:He attends high school.

Dictionary

高等学校こうとうがっこうCommon wordjlpt-n4
Noun
  • senior high school; high school
Wikipedia definition
  • High school
高校こうこうCommon wordjlpt-n4
Noun
  • senior high school; high school
Place
  • Koukou
中学校ちゅうがっこうCommon wordjlpt-n4
Noun
  • junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
Wikipedia definition
  • Middle school
高校生こうこうせいCommon wordjlpt-n4
Noun
  • senior high school student
中学ちゅうがくCommon wordjlpt-n3
Noun
  • junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
ハイスクールハイスクールCommon word
Noun
  • high school
こう
Prefix
Noun
  • high
Noun, used as a suffix
  • high school
高卒こうそつCommon word
Noun
Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
  • having graduated from high school (as one's highest completed level of education); high school graduate
新制高校しんせいこうこう
Noun
  • high school (operated under post-war guidelines)
中学生ちゅうがくせいCommon word
Noun
  • junior high school student; middle school pupil
女子高生じょしこうせいCommon word
Noun
  • female high school student
高一こういち
Noun
  • first year of high school; first-year high school student
中一ちゅういち
Noun
  • first year of junior high school; first-year junior high school student
中二ちゅうに
Noun
  • second year of junior high school; second-year junior high school student
Noun
  • behaving in a way characteristic of teenagers going through puberty, esp. by being overly self-conscious; 2nd year of junior high sickness
女子高校じょしこうこう
Noun
  • girls' high school
中卒ちゅうそつCommon word
Noun
Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
  • having graduated from junior high school (as one's highest completed level of education); having completed no schooling beyond junior high school; middle school graduate
女子高じょしこうCommon word
Noun
  • girls' high school
高校時代こうこうじだい
Noun
  • one's high school days
県立高校けんりつこうこう
Noun
  • prefectural high school; public high school
定時制高校ていじせいこうこう
Noun
  • part-time high school; night high school
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