Vocabulary

What does 小学校 (しょうがっこう, shougakkou) mean?

小学校 (しょうがっこう, shougakkou) means elementary school.

Quick facts
Readingしょうがっこう
Romajishougakkou
Part of speechnoun
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N4
しょうがっこう
N4 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonshougakkou

elementary school

GenkiGenki 23
  1. 1noun primary school; elementary school; grade school

Example sentences

  • My son is a third-grader in elementary school.

  • There's an elementary school near my house.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

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