大学

daigaku

noun★Beginner

formal

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.

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Refers to a tertiary education institution where students pursue undergraduate and graduate degrees.

Collocations

大学院graduate school大学生university student大学入試university entrance examination

大学に進学するphrase

to advance to university

大学を卒業するphrase

to graduate from university

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.

大

big

root

学

learning

root

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