下校(げこう)

げこう
noun
leaving school; going home from school
1. leaving school; going home from school
The act of leaving school to go home at the end of the school day. The opposite of 登校(とうこう) (going to school).
下校(げこう)時間(じかん)は三時(さんじ)だ。
School dismissal time is 3 o'clock.
子供(こども)たちが下校(げこう)する時間帯(じかんたい)は注意(ちゅうい)して運転(うんてん)してください。
Please drive carefully during the hours when children are leaving school.
台風(たいふう)が近(ちか)づいているため、今日(きょう)は早(はや)めに下校(げこう)させることになった。
Because a typhoon is approaching, it was decided to send the students home early today.

GRAMMAR:
Used with する: 下校(げこう)する (to leave school for home).

USAGE:
下校(げこう) is the opposite of 登校(とうこう) (going to school). It is commonly used in school announcements and traffic safety contexts. The compound 下校(げこう)時間(じかん) (dismissal time) and 下校(げこう)途中(とちゅう) (on the way home from school) are frequently seen.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 下校(げこう)する (to go home from school)
  • 下校(げこう)時間(じかん) (school dismissal time)
  • 下校(げこう)途中(とちゅう) (on the way home from school)
  • 集団(しゅうだん)下校(げこう) (group dismissal, walking home in groups)

Related Words

Antonym: 登校(とうこう) (going to school)
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Added 2026.3.11 10:00 · Revised 2026.3.29 19:42
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