小学校(しょうがっこう)

しょうがっこう
noun
elementary school
education
1. elementary school, primary school
A school for children aged 6-12, covering grades 1-6 in Japan.
子供(こども)は来年(らいねん)小学校(しょうがっこう)に入(はい)ります。
My child will enter elementary school next year.
小学校(しょうがっこう)は家(いえ)から近(ちか)いです。
The elementary school is close to my house.
小学校(しょうがっこう)の先生(せんせい)になりたいです。
I want to become an elementary school teacher.
小学校(しょうがっこう)の時(とき)は毎日(まいにち)歩(ある)いて通(かよ)いました。
When I was in elementary school, I walked there every day.
日本(にほん)の小学校(しょうがっこう)では給食(きゅうしょく)が出(で)ます。
School lunches are served at elementary schools in Japan.

小学校(しょうがっこう) is elementary school, the first stage of Japan's compulsory education system.

Common patterns

Japanese school system

Related words

Usage

Public elementary education is free. Most students walk to their local school and wear a backpack called ランドセル.

Related Words

Related: 学校(がっこう) (school (general))
Related: 小学生(しょうがくせい) (elementary school student)
Related: 入学(にゅうがく)する (to enter school)
Related: 卒業(そつぎょう) (to graduate)
Related: 給食(きゅうしょく) (school lunch)
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Added 2026.1.7 21:36 · Revised 2026.9.2 12:02
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