Vocabulary

What does 小学生 (しょうがくせい, shougakusei) mean?

小学生 (しょうがくせい, shougakusei) means elementary school student.

Quick facts
Readingしょうがくせい
Romajishougakusei
Part of speechnoun
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N2
しょうがくせい
N2 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonshougakusei

elementary school student

  1. 1noun elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student

Example sentences

  • My daughter is starting elementary school this year.

  • Elementary school children are playing at the park.

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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.

Voice: VOICEVOX Nemo.

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