(だいがくいん)

だいがくいん
noun
graduate school
1. graduate school
A school that offers advanced academic degrees after completing undergraduate studies.
大学院(だいがくいん)進学(しんがく)する
Go on to graduate school.
大学院(だいがくいん)研究(けんきゅう)している
I'm doing research in graduate school.
I completed my master's program.
I'm preparing for the graduate school entrance exam.
After graduating from university, I want to go on to graduate school and earn a doctoral degree.

大学院(だいがくいん) refers to postgraduate education, entered after completing a four-year 大学(だいがく) (university) degree.

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Admission typically requires passing an 入学(にゅうがく)試験(しけん) (entrance exam). The word (いん) alone is often used informally to mean graduate school: (いん)() (go to grad school).