転 入 生(てんにゅうせい)

てんにゅうせい

noun

transfer student

education person

1. transfer student

A student who transfers into a school from another school, typically mid-year or at the start of a new term.

今日(きょう)から転入生(てんにゅうせい)が来(く)る。

A transfer student is coming starting today.

転入生(てんにゅうせい)を皆(みんな)の前(まえ)で紹介(しょうかい)した。

The transfer student was introduced in front of everyone.

転入生(てんにゅうせい)はクラスにすぐ馴染(なじ)んだ。

The transfer student quickly fit in with the class.

父(ちち)の転勤(てんきん)で転入生(てんにゅうせい)として新(あたら)しい学校(がっこう)に通(かよ)うことになった。

Because of my father's job transfer, I ended up attending a new school as a transfer student.

Composed of 転入(てんにゅう) (transfer in) + 生(せい) (student). A common trope in Japanese anime and manga is the mysterious or exciting 転入生(てんにゅうせい) who disrupts the classroom dynamic. In real life, transfer students are common in Japan due to the frequency of corporate relocations (転勤(てんきん)).

Common collocations

転入生(てんにゅうせい)が来(く)る: a transfer student arrives
転入生(てんにゅうせい)を迎(むか)える: welcome a transfer student
転入生(てんにゅうせい)の自己紹介(じこしょうかい): transfer student's self-introduction
転入(てんにゅう)手続(てつづ)き: transfer enrollment procedures

Similar words

転校生(てんこうせい): transfer student (more common in everyday speech)
編入生(へんにゅうせい): student admitted mid-course (university level)
留学生(りゅうがくせい): international/exchange student (different concept)

Related Words

Compare: 転校生(てんこうせい) (transfer student)

Compare: 編入生(へんにゅうせい) (student admitted mid-course)

Compare: 留学生(りゅうがくせい) (international/exchange student)

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Added 2026.4.28 1:21 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:02

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