Vocabulary

What does 短大 (たんだい, tandai) mean?

短大 (たんだい, tandai) means junior college.

Quick facts
Reading	たんだい
Romaji	tandai
Part of speech	noun
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)	N1

短大たんだい

N1 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommontandai

junior college

1noun junior college; vocationally oriented post-secondary institution offering two or three-year programs

Example sentences

姉(あね)は短大(たんだい)で保育(ほいく)を学(まな)んでいる。
My older sister is studying childcare at a junior college.
彼女(かのじょ)は短大(たんだい)を卒業(そつぎょう)してすぐ就職(しゅうしょく)した。
She got a job right after graduating from junior college.

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