クラスメート

くらすめーと
noun
classmate
personeducation
1. classmate
A person in the same class at school. Borrowed from English 'classmate.'
クラスメートに会(あ)った。
I ran into a classmate.
高校(こうこう)のクラスメートと久(ひさ)しぶりに連絡(れんらく)を取(と)った。
I got in touch with a high school classmate after a long time.
クラスメートみんなで先生(せんせい)に寄(よ)せ書(が)きを贈(おく)ることにした。
We decided as a class to give the teacher a signed message board.

A loanword from English 'classmate,' used for students in the same class at school. Typically refers to the same homeroom class rather than just taking the same course.

Common collocations

Similar words

  • 同級生(どうきゅうせい): classmate (same grade/year) — broader than クラスメート; includes all students in the same school year, not just the same class
  • 学友(がくゆう): school friend — more literary; emphasizes friendship rather than just being in the same class

Related Words

Compare: 同級生(どうきゅうせい) (classmate)
Compare: 学友(がくゆう) (school friend)
Related: クラス (class)
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Added 2026.3.31 18:43 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:02
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