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
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