在校生(ざいこうせい)

ざいこうせい
noun
current student; enrolled student
1. current student; enrolled student
A student who is currently enrolled at a school. Used to distinguish current students from graduates (卒業生) or prospective students.
在校生(ざいこうせい)が卒業生(そつぎょうせい)を送(おく)り出(だ)す。
The current students see off the graduates.
在校生(ざいこうせい)代表(だいひょう)が送辞(そうじ)を読(よ)んだ。
The student representative read the farewell address.
この学校(がっこう)の在校生(ざいこうせい)は約(やく)八百名(はっぴゃくめい)で、年々(ねんねん)減少(げんしょう)している。
This school has about 800 currently enrolled students, and the number is decreasing year by year.

USAGE:
A compound of 在校(ざいこう) (being enrolled at school) + 生(せい) (student). Commonly heard at graduation ceremonies, where 在校生(ざいこうせい) (current students) give a 送辞(そうじ) (farewell address) to the 卒業生(そつぎょうせい) (graduates).

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 在校生(ざいこうせい)代表(だいひょう) (student representative)
  • 在校生(ざいこうせい)数(すう) (number of enrolled students)
  • 在校生(ざいこうせい)の送辞(そうじ) (farewell address by current students)

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 卒業生(そつぎょうせい): graduate, alumnus — someone who has already graduated
  • 新入生(しんにゅうせい): new student — a freshly enrolled student
general
Added 2026.3.19 12:59
17500/17792_zaikousei