Vocabulary

What does 大学 (だいがく, daigaku) mean?

大学 (だいがく, daigaku) means university.

Quick facts
Readingだいがく
Romajidaigaku
Part of speechnoun
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N5
だいがく
N5 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommondaigaku

university

GenkiGenki 1
  1. 1noun university; college
  2. 2noun former imperial university of Japan (established under the ritsuryō system for the training of government administrators)
  3. 3noun the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)

Example sentences

  • My older brother is a university student.

  • Next year I'll go to university.

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