Vocabulary

What does 進学 (しんがく, shingaku) mean?

進学 (しんがく, shingaku) means advancing to a higher level of education.

Quick facts
Readingしんがく
Romajishingaku
Part of speechnoun, suru verb, intransitive
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N3
しんがく
N3 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonshingaku

advancing to a higher level of education

  1. 1noun · suru verb · intransitive advancing to the next stage of education; going on to (high school, college, etc.)

Example sentences

  • My little brother will start university next year.

  • I'm saving money to continue my education.

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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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