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What does 母校 (ぼこう, bokou) mean?

母校 (ぼこう, bokou) means alma mater.

Quick facts
Readingぼこう
Romajibokou
Part of speechnoun
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N1
ぼこう
N1 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonbokou

alma mater

  1. 1noun alma mater

Example sentences

  • After a long time, I visited my alma mater.

  • I am cheering for my alma mater's team.

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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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