Middle school, junior high school in Japanese 🇯🇵

ちゅうがっこう info.

Tips to remember the Japanese word:
– Break down the word "ちゅうがっこう" into parts: "ちゅう" (chuu) means "middle," and "がっこう" (gakkou) means "school."
– Visualize a "middle" point in a "school" to remember "middle school."
– Associate "ちゅう" (chuu) with the English word "chew," and imagine chewing something in the middle to help recall "middle."

Explanations:
– "ちゅうがっこう" (chuugakkou) is the Japanese term for middle school or junior high school, typically covering grades 7-9 in Japan.
– The word combines "ちゅう" (chuu) meaning "middle" and "がっこう" (gakkou) meaning "school."

Other words that mean the same thing:
– "ジュニアハイスクール" (junia haisukuuru) – Borrowed term, directly translating to "junior high school."

Alternate meanings like slang:
– There are no significant slang meanings for "ちゅうがっこう" itself, but terms related to school environments might be used in slang contexts.

Examples of sentences that use it:
1. 私はちゅうがっこうに通っています。
– Watashi wa chuugakkou ni kayotteimasu.
– I am attending middle school.

2. 彼はちゅうがっこうの先生です。
– Kare wa chuugakkou no sensei desu.
– He is a middle school teacher.

3. ちゅうがっこうの時にテニス部に入っていました。
– Chuugakkou no toki ni tenisu bu ni haitteimaa.
– I was in the tennis club during middle school.

4. ちゅうがっこうからの友達と再会した。
– Chuugakkou kara no tomodachi to saikai a.
– I reunited with a friend from middle school.

Romanized characters:
– chuugakkou

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