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JLPT N2nounLevel estimated by Bebop

学がく力りょく

gakuryoku

academic ability

Example sentences

  1. しかし、アメリカではふつう、スポーツチームは腕うでで選えらばれ、学業がくぎょうのコースは学力がくりょくによって選えらばれます。

    However, in America, sports teams are generally chosen by skill, and academic courses by ability.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  2. この学校がっこうは士族しぞくによって建たてられた学校がっこうであるが、一定いっていの学力がくりょくに達たっした庶民しょみんの入学にゅうがくも許可きょかされた。

    Although this school was founded by warrior class, children of the common people, who reached the certain academic ability, were allowed to enter the school.

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

  3. 当時とうじの記録きろくから、9歳さいで15歳相当さいそうとうの学力がくりょくと推測すいそくされており、激動げきどうの明治維新めいじいしんに家族かぞくと周囲しゅういから将来しょうらいを期待きたいされることになった。

    From records of the time, his academic ability at 9 was said to be the same level as a 15 year-old, so his family and those around him, amidst the upheaval of Meiji Restoration, put their hope in his future.

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

Kanji in 学力

  • 学study; learningOnガクKunまなぶ
  • 力power; strengthOnリョク・リキ・リイKunちから

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