大学院生

daigakuinsei

noun★Intermediate— graduate student

formal

A student enrolled in a graduate school program beyond the undergraduate level, typically pursuing a master's or doctoral degree.

大学院生は論文を書くために多くの時間を費やす。

Graduate students spend a lot of time writing their theses.

大学院生としての生活は忙しいが充実している。

Life as a graduate student is busy but fulfilling.

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The term specifically refers to students in graduate programs, not undergraduate students.

Collocations

大学院生としてas a graduate student大学院生の生活life as a graduate student

to advance to graduate school

to graduate from graduate school

Use '大学院生' when referring to someone pursuing advanced academic degrees beyond the undergraduate level.

This term is formal and used in academic or professional contexts.

Composed of 大学 (daigaku, 'university') + 院 (in, 'institute') + 生 (sei, 'student').

In Japanese, '大学院生' is used to refer to students in graduate programs, while '大学生' refers to undergraduate students.

大学

university

root

院

institute

root

生

student

suffix

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