中高生(ちゅうこうせい)

ちゅうこうせい
noun
junior and senior high school students
personeducation
1. junior and senior high school students; middle and high schoolers
A collective term for students in both junior high school (中学生) and senior high school (高校生), roughly ages 12-18.
中高生(ちゅうこうせい)向(む)けの本(ほん)。
A book aimed at junior and senior high school students.
中高生(ちゅうこうせい)の間(あいだ)でSNSが流行(はや)っている。
Social media is popular among junior and senior high school students.
この映画(えいが)は中高生(ちゅうこうせい)を中心(ちゅうしん)に幅広(はばひろ)い世代(せだい)に人気(にんき)がある。
This movie is popular with a wide range of age groups, centered on junior and senior high school students.

中高生(ちゅうこうせい) is a collective term for junior and senior high school students (roughly ages 12-18).

Forms

Abbreviation of 中学生(ちゅうがくせい) (junior high) + 高校生(こうこうせい) (senior high), taking the first character of each.

Common collocations

Similar abbreviations

  • 小中学生(しょうちゅうがくせい): elementary and junior high students
  • 高大生(こうだいせい): high school and university students

Usage

Very common in media, marketing, and education when referring to the teenage demographic as a group. Often used in discussions about trends, social media, and youth culture.

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Added 2026.3.22 20:46 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:01
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