校舎(こうしゃ)

こうしゃ
noun
school building
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 SCHOOL VOCABULARY:

  • 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))
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Added 2026.1.11 17:49 · Revised 2026.4.11 9:58
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