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しょせい
Meanings
Noun
Old-fashioned
1. student
Meiji and Taishō-era term
2. student who performs housework in exchange for meals and lodging; houseboy (attending school or university)
Alt. forms
書しょ生せい
98%
しょせい
1%
Pitch accent
しょ
せい
Used in: 15
Composed of
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
life; living; I; me; student
Used in vocabulary (2 in total)
impoverished student; poor student
impractical argument