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University; institution of higher education
私は東京大学に通っている。
I attend the University of Tokyo.
大学で経済学を学んでいます。
I'm studying economics at university.
Refers to a tertiary education institution where students pursue undergraduate and graduate degrees.
In formal contexts, '大学' is often abbreviated as '大' in Japanese, similar to how 'univ.' is used in English.
Use '大学' when referring to institutions offering bachelor's, master's, or doctoral degrees.
Composed of 大 (dai, 'big') + 学 (gaku, 'learning'), literally meaning 'big learning' or 'higher learning'.
In Japanese, '大学' is a formal term for universities, while '学校' (gakkō) is a more general term for schools.