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See also: 同學

For pronunciation and definitions of 同学 – see 同學. (This term, 同学, is the simplified form of 同學.)
Notes: Simplified Chinese is mainly used in Mainland China and Singapore. Traditional Chinese is mainly used in Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan.

From Middle Chinese compound 同學 ‎(duwng haewk, literally “together + study”). Compare modern Cantonese tung⁴ hok⁶, Hakka thùng-ho̍k.

同学 ‎(hiragana どうがく, romaji dōgaku)

↑ 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13905-9