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留学

Study Abroad

Meaning

Study Abroad, Studying Abroad

Word Type

noun, verbal noun

Explanation

You detain your study and take it away to a foreign place. That foreign place is having you study abroad.

Reading

りゅうがく

Explanation

This is a jukugo word, which usually means on'yomi readings from the kanji. If you know the readings of your kanji you'll know how to read this as well. The reading for 留 is the りゅう version. You can remember this because Ryu (りゅう) from street fighter is doing a study abroad program to learn more karate.

Context

Patterns of Use

Common Word Combinations

  • 留学生活

    life while studying abroad

    留学期間

    period of time spent studying abroad

    留学先

    destination for study abroad

  • 海外留学

    studying overseas

    語学留学

    language study abroad

    短期留学

    short-term study abroad

  • 留学をする

    to study abroad

    留学を考える

    to consider studying abroad

    留学を希望する

    to wish to study abroad

Context Sentences

私は2013年に北京大学に留学しました。

I studied at Beijing University in 2013.

留学先で、日本語を自然にしゃべる練習をたくさんしました。

When I studied abroad, I practiced speaking Japanese naturally a lot.

「兄は親の言いつけを守らず、留学してしまいました。」「留学先はどこなんですか？」「アメリカです。」

"My older brother didn't obey the orders of our parents and left to study abroad." "Where is he studying abroad?" "It's in the U.S."

Kanji Composition