1.
coeducation; mixed-gender education
An educational system where male and female students study together in the same institution. Short for 男女共学.
この学校は共学です。
This school is coeducational.
来年から共学になる予定だ。
It is scheduled to become coeducational starting next year.
戦後、多くの学校が男女共学に切り替わった。
After the war, many schools switched to coeducation.
USAGE:
Often used in the full form 男女共学. The shortened form 共学 is common in casual speech. Used as a noun that can also modify other nouns (e.g., 共学の学校).
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 男女共学 (coeducation)
- 共学の大学 (coeducational university)
- 共学になる (to become coeducational)
- 共学化 (becoming coeducational)
RELATED WORDS:
- 男子校: boys' school
- 女子校: girls' school
- 別学: separate-gender education