Japanese Education Vocabulary
Whether you're studying in Japan or teaching Japanese, these education-related nouns cover academic life from elementary school to university.
All Education Words
Showing 29 of 29 nouns
| Japanese | Reading | Meaning | JLPT | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|
クラス | クラス kurasu | a class | N5 | |
テスト | テスト tesuto | test | N5 | |
医学 | いがく igaku | medical science | N4 | |
科学 | かがく kagaku | science | N4 | |
～学部 | ～がくぶ ～gakubu | department of a university | N4 | |
割合 | わりあい wariai | rate, ratio, percentage | N4 | |
漢字 | かんじ kanji | kanji; Chinese character | N5 | |
教育 | きょういく kyouiku | education | N4 | |
研究 | けんきゅう kenkyuu | study, research, investigation | N4 | |
講義 | こうぎ kougi | a lecture | N4 | |
作文 | さくぶん sakubun | essay; composition | N5 | |
試験 | しけん shiken | an exam | N4 | |
字 | じ ji | letter; character | N4 | |
授業 | じゅぎょう jugyou | a class (of school) | N5 | |
宿題 | しゅくだい shukudai | homework | N5 | |
出席 | しゅっせきする shussekisuru | attendance | N4 | |
数学 | すうがく suugaku | mathematics | N4 | |
専門 | せんもん senmon | major; speciality | N4 | |
卒業 | そつぎょう sotsugyou | graduation | N4 | |
大学 | だいがく daigaku | college; university | N5 | |
地理 | ちり chiri | geography | N4 | |
点 | てん ten | mark, score, grade; point, dot | N4 | |
入学 | にゅうがくする nyuugakusuru | entry to school or university | N4 | |
復習 | ふくしゅう fukushuu | review (of lessons), revision | N4 | |
文学 | ぶんがく bungaku | literature | N4 | |
文法 | ぶんぽう bunpou | grammar | N4 | |
平仮名 | ひらがな hiragana | hiragana | N5 | |
片仮名 | かたかな katakana | katakana | N5 | |
予習 | よしゅう yoshuu | preparation of lessons (for class) | N4 |