JLPT N4 · Noun

高校 (koukou)

高校 (こうこう, koukou) is a Japanese noun meaning “senior high school; high school”. It appears in JLPT N4 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: こうこう
Romaji: koukou
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N4 (unofficial)
Also written: 高等学校

Meaning

senior high school; high school · noun · abbreviation

Example sentences

私の息子は、高校に入学した。

My son entered high school.

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Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 高校

高

tall, high, expensiveコウ・たか.い・たか · 10 strokes

校

exam, school, printingコウ・キョウ · 10 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 高校.

高いたかいhigh高校生こうこうせいsenior high school student高価こうかhighly priced高速こうそくhigh-speed最高さいこうbest高めるたかめるto raise高まるたかまるto rise高級こうきゅうhigh-class高層こうそうhigh-rise (building)高度こうどaltitude高等こうとうhigh class高等学校こうとうがっこうsenior high school高こうhigh高原こうげんtableland

Source: JMdict entry 1283500 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.