JLPT N1 · Noun

母校 (bokou)

母校 (ぼこう, bokou) is a Japanese noun meaning “alma mater”. It appears in JLPT N1 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: ぼこう
Romaji: bokou
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N1 (unofficial)

Meaning

alma mater · noun

Example sentences

私たちは母校を訪れた。

We visited our old school.

Tatoeba #165145

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

Kanji in 母校

motherボ・はは・も · 5 strokes

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

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 母校.

母ははmotherお母さんおかあさんmother伯母さんおばさんaunt祖母そぼgrandmother母親ははおやmother伯母おばaunt叔母おばaunt父母ふぼfather and mother小母さんおばさんold lady分母ぶんぼdenominator母国ぼこくone's home country学校がっこうschool校長こうちょうprincipal高校こうこうsenior high school

Source: JMdict entry 1515040 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.