JLPT N2 · Noun

小学生 (shougakusei)

小学生 (しょうがくせい, shougakusei) is a Japanese noun meaning “elementary school student; primary school student”. It appears in JLPT N2 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: しょうがくせい
Romaji: shougakusei
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N2 (unofficial)

Meaning

elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student · noun

Example sentences

彼らはそのころ小学生でした。

They were school children then.

Tatoeba #97997

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

Kanji in 小学生

小

little, smallショウ・ちい.さい・こ- · 3 strokes

学

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

生

life, genuine, birthセイ・ショウ・い.きる・い.かす · 5 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 小学生.

小さいちいさいsmall小さなちいさなsmall小説しょうせつnovel小鳥ことりsmall bird小学校しょうがっこうprimary school小しょうsmallness小包こづつみparcel小麦こむぎwheat小屋こやhut小銭こぜにsmall change小こsmall小指こゆびlittle finger縮小しゅくしょうreduction小数しょうすうfraction (part of)

Source: JMdict entry 1347880 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.