🇯🇵 Japanese from 🇬🇧 English All Words
学校 (gakkō)
A1 noun 場所
🇬🇧 English: school
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意味

🇯🇵 Japanese
noun

学校 (gakkō)

Definition

🇬🇧 English

A place where children go to learn, taught by teachers. Also used for colleges and universities in some contexts.

Grammar Notes

🇬🇧 English

In British English, say 'go to school' (no article) when you are a student: 'She goes to school.' With the article it means visiting: 'I went to the school to meet the teacher.' Common collocations: primary school, secondary school, school uniform, school holiday.

Cultural Notes

🇬🇧 English

In the UK, children wear a school uniform — usually a specific colour blazer, tie, shirt, and trousers or skirt. School holidays in Britain include six weeks in summer, two weeks at Easter, two weeks at Christmas, and half-term breaks in between.

例文

彼らは学校で地理を習う。(Karera wa gakkō de chiri o narau.)

"彼らは学校で地理を習う。(Karera wa gakkō de chiri o narau.)"

🇬🇧 "They learn Geography at school."

彼らは学校に制服を着ていきます。(Karera wa gakkō ni seifuku o kite ikimasu.)

"彼らは学校に制服を着ていきます。(Karera wa gakkō ni seifuku o kite ikimasu.)"

🇬🇧 "The wear a uniform to school."

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