共 学(きょうがく)

きょうがく

noun

coeducation

1. coeducation; mixed-gender education

An educational system where male and female students study together in the same institution. Short for 男女(だんじょ)共学(きょうがく).

この学校(がっこう)は共学(きょうがく)です。

This school is coeducational.

来年(らいねん)から共学(きょうがく)になる予定(よてい)だ。

It is scheduled to become coeducational starting next year.

戦後(せんご)、多(おお)くの学校(がっこう)が男女(だんじょ)共学(きょうがく)に切(き)り替(か)わった。

After the war, many schools switched to coeducation.

Usage

Often used in the full form 男女(だんじょ)共学(きょうがく). The shortened form 共学(きょうがく) is common in casual speech. Used as a noun that can also modify other nouns (e.g., 共学(きょうがく)の学校(がっこう)).

Common collocations

男女(だんじょ)共学(きょうがく) (coeducation)
共学(きょうがく)の大学(だいがく) (coeducational university)
共学(きょうがく)になる (to become coeducational)
共学(きょうがく)化(か) (becoming coeducational)

Related words

男子校(だんしこう): boys' school
女子校(じょしこう): girls' school
別学(べつがく): separate-gender education

Related Words

Compare: 男子校(だんしこう) (boys' school)

Compare: 女子校(じょしこう) (girls' school)

Related: 男女別学(だんじょべつがく) (single-sex education)

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