しょうがく – Vocabulary details

しょうがく

Meanings

Noun

Abbreviation

1. elementary school; primary school; grade school

あれは、私わたしがまだ小しょう学がく五ご年ねん生せいだった頃ころだ。That was back when I was still in fifth grade.

2. school for children over eight years old in ancient China

3. traditional Chinese philology

Alt. forms

小しょう学がく

99%

しょうがく

Pitch accent

しょ

うがく

Used in: 2

Composed of

しょう

smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); urine; piss; elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name)

がく

learning; scholarship; study; study of ...; -ology; -ics

Used in vocabulary (3 in total)

しょうがくせい

elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student

しょうがくぶ

elementary school (esp. the elementary school section of a school that also encompasses other grades); primary school

しょうがくかん

Shogakukan (publisher)

Examples (7 in total)

しょうがくを卒そつ業ぎょうしちゃいました。

I graduated from elementary school.

弟おとうとはしょうがく１いち年ねん生せいです。

My little brother is in first grade.

弟おとうとはしょうがく３さん年ねん生せいだ。

My little brother is in third grade.