ショウガク – Vocabulary details

ショウガク

Meanings

Noun

Abbreviation

1. elementary school; primary school; grade school

あれは、私わたしがまだ小しょう学がく五ご年ねん生せいだった頃ころだ。That was back when I was still in fifth grade.

2. school for children over eight years old in ancient China

3. traditional Chinese philology

Alt. forms

小しょう学がく

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ショウガク

Pitch accent

ショ

ウガク

Used in: 1

Composed of

ショウ

smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); urine; piss; elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name)

ガク

learning; scholarship; study; study of ...; -ology; -ics

Used in vocabulary (3 in total)

ショウガクセイ

elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student

ショウガクブ

elementary school (esp. the elementary school section of a school that also encompasses other grades); primary school

ショウガクカン

Shogakukan (publisher)

Examples (7 in total)

しょうがくショウガクを卒そつ業ぎょうしちゃいました。

I graduated from elementary school.

弟おとうとはしょうがくショウガク１いち年ねん生せいです。

My little brother is in first grade.

弟おとうとはしょうがくショウガク３さん年ねん生せいだ。

My little brother is in third grade.