| Kanji | Hiragana | Katakana |
|---|---|---|
| 大学 | だいがく | ダイガク |
Pronunciation: daigaku
How to Say It Outloud: dai-gah-koo
Usage: 大学 refers to a higher education institution where students pursue undergraduate and postgraduate degrees.
Example Sentence Japanese:
私は大学で日本語を勉強しています。
私は大学で日本語を勉強しています。Example Sentence English:I am studying Japanese at the university.
I am studying Japanese at the university.Dictionary
大学だいがくCommon wordjlpt-n5
Noun- university; college
- former imperial university of Japan (established under the ritsuryō system for the training of government administrators)
- the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
- University
総合大学そうごうだいがく
Noun- university
大学生だいがくせいCommon wordjlpt-n4
Noun- university student; college student
進学しんがくCommon wordjlpt-n3
NounSuru verb
Intransitive verb
- advancing to the next stage of education; going on to (high school, college, etc.)
学外がくがい
Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'Noun
- outside the school; outside the university; unaffiliated with the university; off-campus; extramural
学士がくしCommon wordjlpt-n1
Noun- university graduate; bachelor
- bachelor's degree
- Bachelor's degree
医大いだいCommon word
Noun- medical university; medical college; medical school
ユニバーシティーユニバーシティー
Noun- university
大東亜帝国だいとうあていこく
Noun- Daito Bunka University, Tokai University, Asia University, Teikyo University and Kokushikan University (or Kokugakuin University) (group of similarly ranked private universities in Tokyo)
新制大学しんせいだいがく
Noun- university (operated under post-war guidelines)
ＭＡＲＣＨマーチ
Noun- Meiji University, Aoyama Gakuin University, Rikkyo University, Chuo University, Hosei University (group of similarly ranked private universities in Tokyo)
大卒だいそつCommon word
Noun- university graduate; having graduated from university
私立大学しりつだいがく
Noun- private university
- Private university
関関同立かんかんどうりつ
Noun- Kansai University, Kwansei Gakuin University, Doshisha University and Ritsumeikan University (four leading private universities in the Kansai region)
早慶上理そうけいじょうり
Noun- Waseda University, Keio University, Sophia University and the Tokyo University of Science (four highly selective private universities in Tokyo)
日東駒専にっとうこません
Noun- Nihon University, Toyo University, Komazawa University and Senshu University (group of similarly ranked private universities in Tokyo)
だいCommon word
PrefixNa-adjective (keiyodoshi)
Noun
- large; big; great; huge; vast; major; important; serious; severe
- great; prominent; eminent; distinguished
- -sized; as big as; the size of
- university
- large (e.g. serving size); large option
- long month (i.e. having 31 days)
産近甲龍さんきんこうりゅう
Noun- Kyoto Sangyo University, Kindai University, Konan University and Ryukoku University (group of similarly ranked private universities in the Kansai region)
本学ほんがく
Noun- this university; this educational establishment
- Hongaku
宮崎大学みやざきだいがく
Noun- Miyazaki University; University of Miyazaki
- Miyazaki University; University of Miyazaki
- University of Miyazaki
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