Japanese word

学級

Pronunciation

Romajigakkyū

Meaning

  • nounclass

Example

私の学級には二十五人の生徒がいます。watashi no gak kyū ni wa ni jū go nin no sei to ga i ma su

There are twenty-five students in my class.

Illustration for 学級 (class)

More examples

先生は学級の雰囲気を大切にしています。sen sei wa gak kyū no fun i ki o tai setsu ni shi te i ma su

The teacher values the classroom atmosphere.

Core concept

Students are brought together into one organized learning group within a school.

Common phrases

  • 学級の雰囲気gak kyū no fun i ki

    classroom atmosphere

  • 学級活動gak kyū katsu dō

    class activities

  • 学級新聞gak kyū shin bun

    class newspaper

Similar words

クラスkurasu: A group of students who study together in a school, commonly used in everyday speech.
組kumi: A school class treated as a named unit, often identified by a number or letter.

Definition in Japanese

学校で、同じ学年の児童や生徒によって構成される一つの学習集団。gak kō de ona ji gaku nen no ji dō ya sei to ni yo tte kō sei sa re ru hito tsu no gaku shū shū dan

Word origin

学級 (gakkyū) is a Sino-Japanese compound of 学 (gaku, "learning") and 級 (kyū, "grade or rank"), linking learning with a graded group.

Usage tips

  • In Japanese school terms, 学級 (gakkyū) names the student group itself, while a class in English may also mean the lesson held for that group.

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