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同学

同学

See also: 同學

Chinese

For pronunciation and definitions of – see 同學.
(This term, 同学, is the simplified form of 同學.)
Notes:

Japanese

Kanji in this term
どう
Grade: 2
がく
Grade: 1
on'yomi

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Noun

同学 (hiragana どうがく, romaji dōgaku)

  1. a schoolmate
  2. a classmate

References

  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13905-9