校 舎(こうしゃ)

こうしゃ

noun

school building

education

See also: 後者(こうしゃ) (the latter)

1. school building

The building where classes are held at a school.

新(あたら)しい校舎(こうしゃ)

A new school building.

校舎(こうしゃ)の裏(うら)

Behind the school building.

古(ふる)い校舎(こうしゃ)を建(た)て替(か)える。

To rebuild the old school building.

地震(じしん)で校舎(こうしゃ)が損傷(そんしょう)したため、生徒(せいと)たちは仮設(かせつ)校舎(こうしゃ)で授業(じゅぎょう)を受(う)けている。

Because the school building was damaged in the earthquake, students are taking classes in a temporary building.

校舎(こうしゃ) refers specifically to a school building where classes are held, not the entire school campus. A school may have multiple 校舎(こうしゃ) (e.g., 北(きた)校舎(こうしゃ), 南(みなみ)校舎(こうしゃ)).

Common expressions

校舎(こうしゃ)の中(なか)/外(そと): inside/outside the school building
新(あたら)しい/古(ふる)い校舎(こうしゃ): new/old school building
仮設(かせつ)校舎(こうしゃ): temporary school building
校舎(こうしゃ)の裏(うら): behind the school building

Related words

校庭(こうてい): schoolyard
教室(きょうしつ): classroom
体育館(たいいくかん): gymnasium
学校(がっこう): school (the institution as a whole)

Related Words

Related: 校庭(こうてい) (schoolyard)

Related: 教室(きょうしつ) (classroom)

Homophone: 降車(こうしゃ) (getting off (a vehicle))

Related: 体育館(たいいくかん) (gymnasium)

Related: 学校(がっこう) (school)

Compare: 学(まな)び舎(や) (school)

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Added 2026.1.11 17:49 · Revised 2026.10.10 3:34

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