停 学(ていがく)

ていがく

noun

school suspension; academic suspension

1. school suspension; academic suspension

A disciplinary measure in which a student is temporarily barred from attending school due to misconduct. The student remains enrolled but cannot attend classes for a specified period.

一週間(いっしゅうかん)の停学(ていがく)になった。

I got a one-week suspension.

けんかをして停学(ていがく)処分(しょぶん)を受(う)けた。

I got into a fight and received a suspension.

校則(こうそく)違反(いはん)を繰(く)り返(かえ)した生徒(せいと)が停学(ていがく)処分(しょぶん)を言(い)い渡(わた)された。

The student who repeatedly violated school rules was given a suspension.

Composed of 停(てい) (stop/suspend) + 学(がく) (study/school). Used specifically for school disciplinary suspensions where the student is temporarily prohibited from attending. In Japan, suspension is considered a serious punishment and is less commonly applied than in some Western school systems.

Common collocations

停学(ていがく)処分(しょぶん): suspension as disciplinary action
停学(ていがく)になる: to be suspended
停学(ていがく)を受(う)ける: to receive a suspension
無期(むき)停学(ていがく): indefinite suspension

Similar words

退学(たいがく): expulsion — permanent removal from school, much more severe
休学(きゅうがく): leave of absence — voluntary, not disciplinary
謹慎(きんしん): house arrest/confinement — broader disciplinary restriction

Related Words

Compare: 退学(たいがく) (expulsion)

Compare: 休学(きゅうがく) (leave of absence)

Compare: 謹慎(きんしん) (house arrest/confinement)

Compare: 出席停止(しゅっせきていし) (suspension from attending school)

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