ζ ‘
School
JLPT N5
Interesting Fact
Across Japan, school entrance ceremonies often coincide with cherry blossom season. For generations of students, their first school memories include standing beneath blooming sakura trees while beginning a new chapter of life.
Memory Trick
The left side is ζ¨ (tree). The right side is δΊ€ (crossing paths). School is a place where students cross their paths of life under a shade of sakura tree.
Readings
Onyomi: γ³γ¦ (kou)
Kunyomi:
Example Words
ε¦ζ ‘
γγ£γγ (gakkou)
School
ι«ζ ‘
γγγγ (koukou)
High school
ζ ‘ι·
γγγ‘γγ (kouchou)
Principal
ζ ‘ι
γγγγ (koumon)
School gate
Example Sentence
ε¦ζ ‘γ―ε «ζγ«ε§γΎγγΎγγ
γγ£γγ γ― γ―γ‘γ γ« γ―γγΎγγΎγγ
gakkou wa hachiji ni hajimarimasu
School starts at eight o'clock.