女子校(じょしこう)

じょしこう
noun
girls' school; all-girls school
1. girls' school; all-girls school
A school that admits only female students. Can refer to any level from elementary through university, though most commonly refers to middle schools and high schools.
姉(あね)は女子校(じょしこう)に通(かよ)っている。
My older sister attends a girls' school.
この地域(ちいき)には有名(ゆうめい)な女子校(じょしこう)がある。
There is a well-known girls' school in this area.
少子化(しょうしか)の影響(えいきょう)で、女子校(じょしこう)から共学(きょうがく)に変(か)わる学校(がっこう)が増(ふ)えている。
Due to the declining birthrate, more and more girls' schools are becoming coeducational.

An abbreviated form of 女子学校(じょしがっこう). Composed of 女子(じょし) (girl, female) and 校(こう) (school).

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 女子校(じょしこう)に通(かよ)う: to attend a girls' school
  • 女子校(じょしこう)出身(しゅっしん): from a girls' school
  • 私立(しりつ)女子校(じょしこう): private girls' school
  • 名門(めいもん)女子校(じょしこう): prestigious girls' school

RELATED TERMS:

  • 男子校(だんしこう): boys' school — the male counterpart
  • 共学(きょうがく): coeducation / coeducational school — a school that admits both genders
  • 女子大(じょしだい): women's university — the university equivalent

NOTE:
In Japan, single-sex schools remain relatively common, especially among private and traditional schools. However, many have transitioned to coeducation (共学化(きょうがくか)) in recent decades.

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