JLPT · Level 109
30 words
Japanese word
共学
Pronunciation
Romajikyōgaku
Meaning
- nouncoeducation
Example
私の学校は共学です。watashi no gak kō wa kyō gaku de su
My school is coeducational.
More examples
保護者は子どもを共学の高校に通わせました。ho go sha wa ko do mo o kyō gaku no kō kō ni kayo wa se ma shi ta
The parents sent their child to a coeducational high school.
Core concept
Describes an educational setting in which students of different genders learn together in the same institution.
Common phrases
共学の学校kyō gaku no gak kō
coeducational school
共学を選ぶkyō gaku o era bu
choose coeducation
Definition in Japanese
男女が同じ学校で一緒に学ぶ教育制度やその状態。dan jo ga ona ji gak kō de is sho ni mana bu kyō iku sei do ya so no jō tai
Word origin
共 (kyō, "together") and 学 (gaku, "learning") form the Sino-Japanese compound 共学 (kyōgaku), meaning learning together.
Usage tips
- In English, coeducational is the adjective for a school attended by students of different genders, while coed can also be a noun for a female student.
Opposites
- 別学betsugakusingle-sex educationnoun
Related words
- 共学化kyōgakukaconversion to coeducationnoun
- 共学制kyōgakuseicoeducational systemnoun