男子校(だんしこう)

だんしこう
noun
boys' school; all-boys school
education
1. boys' school; all-boys school
A school that only admits male students. In Japan, single-sex schools exist mainly at the private middle school and high school levels.
彼(かれ)は男子校(だんしこう)に通(かよ)っている。
He attends a boys' school.
男子校(だんしこう)から共学(きょうがく)に変(か)わる学校(がっこう)が増(ふ)えている。
More and more schools are changing from all-boys to co-ed.
男子校(だんしこう)で六年間(ろくねんかん)過(す)ごしたので、大学(だいがく)に入(はい)るまで女子(じょし)と話(はな)す機会(きかい)がほとんどなかった。
Since I spent six years at an all-boys school, I had almost no opportunity to talk with girls until I entered university.

Usage

男子校(だんしこう) is short for 男子(だんし)学校(がっこう). In Japan, single-sex schools are primarily private and often have long histories and traditions.
Many traditional 男子校(だんしこう) in Japan have been converting to 共学(きょうがく) in recent decades due to declining birth rates and changing social norms.

Related words

Related Words

Antonym: 女子校(じょしこう) (girls' school)
Related: 共学(きょうがく) (co-educational school)
Related: 男女別学(だんじょべつがく) (single-sex education)
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