Illustration: At the entrance of a Japanese junior high school, a group of young adolescents changes from outdoor shoes into indoor school shoes beside rows of open shoe cubbies. Their slightly oversized uniforms and youthful faces suggest pupils newly entering lower secondary education.

JLPT N4nounLevel estimated by Bebop

中ちゅう学がっ校こう

chuugakkou

junior high school

Example sentences

  1. この歌うたを聞きくと私わたしの中学校ちゅうがっこう時代じだいを思おもい出だします。

    This song reminds me of my junior high school days.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  2. 彼かれは中学校ちゅうがっこうに入はいった。

    He entered junior high school.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  3. 日本にっぽんでは小学校しょうがっこうと中学校ちゅうがっこうに通かようことは義務ぎむとなっている。

    In Japan, attendance at elementary and junior high school is compulsory.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

Kanji in 中学校

  • 中in; insideOnチュウKunなか・うち・あたる
  • 学study; learningOnガクKunまなぶ
  • 校school; proofreadOnコウ・キョウ

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