Japanese Conversation · Level 49
90 words
Japanese word
登校
Pronunciation
Romajitōkō
Meaning
- noungoing to school
Example
毎朝、登校します。mai asa tō kō shi ma su
I go to school every morning.
More examples
雨の日は、近所の友達と一緒に登校します。ame no hi wa kin jo no tomo dachi to is sho ni tō kō shi ma su
On rainy days, I go to school with friends from my neighborhood.
Core concept
Presents the movement to school as an expected action connected with a student's daily attendance.
Common phrases
登校するtō kō su ru
go to school
登校時間tō kō ji kan
school arrival time
登校前tō kō mae
before going to school
Similar words
通学tsūgaku: The regular act of traveling between home and school.
Definition in Japanese
児童や生徒が学校へ通うこと。ji dō ya sei to ga gak kō e kayo u ko to
Word origin
登 (tō, "ascend") and 校 (kō, "school") form a Sino-Japanese compound whose established Japanese meaning is going to or attending school.
Usage tips
- Unlike the English phrase "go to school," 登校 (tōkō) is a noun that commonly takes する (suru) to form a verb.
Other meanings
- school attendancenoun
Opposites
- 下校gekōgoing home from schoolnoun