Japanese Conversation · Level 44
90 words
Japanese word
転校
Pronunciation
Romajitenkō
Meaning
- nounchange schools
Example
来月、転校します。rai getsu ten kō shi ma su
I am changing schools next month.
More examples
先生に相談してから、転校を決めました。sen sei ni sō dan shi te ka ra ten kō o ki me ma shi ta
After consulting my teacher, I decided to change schools.
Core concept
Describes moving one's enrollment from one school to another.
Common phrases
転校するten kō su ru
change schools
転校を決めるten kō o ki me ru
decide to change schools
転校を希望するten kō o ki bō su ru
wish to change schools
Similar words
転学tengaku: A formal term for moving enrollment from one school to another.
Definition in Japanese
通っている学校を、別の学校に変えること。tō tte i ru gak kō o betsu no gak kō ni ka e ru ko to
Word origin
転校 (tenkō) combines 転 (ten, "move or change") and 校 (kō, "school"), forming a Sino-Japanese compound for moving to another school.
Usage tips
- In everyday Japanese, 転校する (tenkō suru) often expresses the action, while English usually uses the plural phrase "change schools."