Vocabulary

What does 幼稚園 (ようちえん, youchien) mean?

幼稚園 (ようちえん, youchien) means kindergarten.

Quick facts
Readingようちえん
Romajiyouchien
Part of speechnoun
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N2
ようちえん
N2 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonyouchien

kindergarten

  1. 1noun kindergarten (in Japan, non-compulsory education from age 3 until primary school); preschool

Example sentences

  • From this year, my daughter will attend kindergarten.

  • The kindergarten teacher is very kind.

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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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