奨学金(しょうがくきん)

しょうがくきん
noun
scholarship
education
1. scholarship, student grant
Financial aid given to students to help pay for their education. In Japan, many scholarships are actually interest-free or low-interest loans that must be repaid after graduation.
奨学金(しょうがくきん)を申(もう)し込(こ)んだ。
I applied for a scholarship.
彼女(かのじょ)は奨学金(しょうがくきん)で大学(だいがく)に通(かよ)っている。
She attends university on a scholarship.
卒業(そつぎょう)後(ご)、奨学金(しょうがくきん)の返済(へんさい)が始(はじ)まった。
After graduation, repayment of the student loan began.
Many Japanese 奨学金(しょうがくきん) are technically loans (貸与(たいよ)型(がた)) rather than grants (給付(きゅうふ)型(がた))

奨学金(しょうがくきん) in Japan often functions differently from Western scholarships.

Types

  • 給付(きゅうふ)型(がた)奨学金(しょうがくきん) (grant-type scholarship - no repayment)
  • 貸与(たいよ)型(がた)奨学金(しょうがくきん) (loan-type scholarship - must be repaid)

Common collocations

Cultural note

The Japan Student Services Organization (JASSO) is the main provider of student loans in Japan.

Related Words

Related: 学費(がくひ) (tuition)
general
Added 2026.1.12 9:52 · Revised 2026.9.2 12:02
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