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小学校

Elementary School

Meaning

Elementary School, Primary School, Grade School

Word Type

noun

Explanation

You've seen 学校 from a couple levels ago. Now we're adding a small to it. What is a "small school"? That's a school for small people, making it an elementary school.

Reading

しょうがっこう

Explanation

The reading is the regular on'yomi reading of 小 plus the vocab word 学校 that you've seen previously. Combine these two things for the reading of 小学校.

Context

Patterns of Use

Common Word Combinations

公立小学校
public elementary school
市立小学校
municipal elementary school
私立小学校
private elementary school
小学校に入学する
to be admitted to an elementary school, to enroll in an elementary school
小学校に入る
to enter elementary school, to get into elementary school
小学校に上がる
start elementary school
小学校の高学年
upper grades of elementary school
小学校の先生
elementary school teacher
小学校の前
in front of the elementary school
小学校時代
one's elementary school days
小学校入学
elementary school admission, elementary school enrollment
小学校高学年
upper grades in elementary school

Context Sentences

私は小学校の先生です。

I am an elementary school teacher.

この町の小学校には、外国生まれの生徒もたくさんいますよ。

There are many foreign-born students in the elementary school in this town.

小学校の子どもたちに、絵本をよむボランティアの会に入ってます。

I am in a volunteer club that reads picture books to elementary school children.

小学校の時から、君のこと、ずっと気になっていたんだ。

I've been interested in you since we were in elementary school.

Kanji Composition