Translation
student
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Word origin
学 means 'to learn' and 生 means 'life' or 'person born', so 学生 is literally 'a person who is learning'.
- Origin
- Sino-Japanese (kango)
- Root
- 学生
Examples
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Tomodachi wa Nihon no gakusei desu.
My friend is a Japanese student.
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Gakusei wa koko ni imasu.
The students are here.
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Watashi no tomodachi mo gakusei desu.
My friend is a student too.
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学生: worksheet, infographic and listicle
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This word is taught in chapter 1, lesson 7: 学生, です, 私 and 7 more words.