JLPT N3 · Noun

中学 (chuugaku)

中学 (ちゅうがく, chuugaku) is a Japanese noun meaning “junior high school; middle school”. It appears in JLPT N3 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: ちゅうがく
Romaji: chuugaku
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N3 (unofficial)

Meaning

junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school · noun · abbreviation

Example sentences

中学・高校では陰湿ないじめが増える傾向にあるという。

In junior high and high schools, they say insidious forms of bullying are on the rise.

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

Kanji in 中学

中

in, inside, middleチュウ・なか・うち · 4 strokes

学

study, learning, scienceガク・まな.ぶ · 8 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 中学.

中じゅう(all) through (e.g. the night)中ちゅうmedium (size)中なかinside中々なかなかvery背中せなかback (of the body)途中とちゅうon the way中学校ちゅうがっこうjunior high school集中しゅうちゅうconcentration (on a task)最中さいちゅう(in) the middle of夢中むちゅうabsorbed in夜中よなかmiddle of the night中央ちゅうおうcentre中古ちゅうこused中止ちゅうしinterruption

Source: JMdict entry 1423640 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.