塾(じゅく)

じゅく

noun

cram school; private tutoring school

1. cram school; private tutoring school

A private school offering supplementary education, often for exam preparation.

子供(こども)を塾(じゅく)に通(かよ)わせている。

I'm sending my child to cram school.

塾(じゅく)で英語(えいご)を習(なら)っている。

I'm studying English at cram school.

受験(じゅけん)のために塾(じゅく)に通(かよ)い始(はじ)めた。

I started going to cram school for exam preparation.

塾(じゅく)の先生(せんせい)の教(おし)え方(かた)がとても分(わ)かりやすい。

The cram school teacher's way of teaching is very easy to understand.

学校(がっこう)が終(お)わった後(あと)、週(しゅう)に3回(かい)塾(じゅく)に通(かよ)っているので、毎日(まいにち)忙(いそが)しい。

I go to cram school three times a week after school, so every day is busy.

TYPES OF 塾(じゅく):

学習(がくしゅう)塾(じゅく) (general study cram school)
進学(しんがく)塾(じゅく) (exam prep cram school)
補習(ほしゅう)塾(じゅく) (supplementary tutoring)
個別(こべつ)指導(しどう)塾(じゅく) (individual tutoring school)

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

塾(じゅく)に通(かよ)う (to attend cram school)
塾(じゅく)に行(い)く (to go to cram school)
塾(じゅく)の先生(せんせい) (cram school teacher)
塾(じゅく)代(だい) (cram school fees)

RELATED VOCABULARY:

予備校(よびこう) (prep school - for university entrance)
家庭教師(かていきょうし) (private tutor)

CULTURAL NOTE:
塾(じゅく) is integral to Japanese education. Many students attend after regular school hours to prepare for entrance exams or supplement school learning. The industry is significant, and famous 塾(じゅく) brands are well-known.

Related Words

Related: 予備校(よびこう) (prep school)

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Added 2026.1.16 8:11 · Revised 2026.6.2 6:08

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