Illustration: At the entrance of a Japanese elementary school, a young pupil with a box-shaped randoseru balances on one foot while changing from outdoor shoes into indoor uwabaki. Low shoe cubbies, other similarly aged children and a teacher greeting arrivals establish the school environment.

JLPT N4nounLevel estimated by Bebop

小しょう学がく生せい

shougakusei

elementary school student

Example sentences

  1. この問題もんだいは難むずかしすぎて小学生しょうがくせいには解とけないよ。

    This problem is too difficult for primary school children to solve.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  2. 小学生しょうがくせいは６年間学校ねんかんがっこうに通かよう。

    Elementary school children go to school for a term of six years.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  3. メアリーは小学生しょうがくせいのころ先生せんせいになることを夢見ゆめみていた。

    In her elementary school days, Mary dreamed of becoming a teacher.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

Kanji in 小学生

  • 小little; smallOnショウKunちいさい・こ-・お-
  • 学study; learningOnガクKunまなぶ
  • 生life; genuineOnセイ・ショウKunいきる・いかす・いける

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