(ぜんにちせい)

ぜんにちせい
noun
full-time (school system); day school
1. full-time (school system); day school
A school system where students attend classes during regular daytime hours on a full-time basis, as opposed to evening or correspondence programs.
全日制(ぜんにちせい)高校(こうこう)(かよ)っている。
I attend a full-time high school.
この学校(がっこう)には全日制(ぜんにちせい)定時制(ていじせい)両方(りょうほう)がある。
This school has both full-time and part-time programs.
全日制(ぜんにちせい)課程(かてい)では月曜(げつよう)から金曜(きんよう)まで毎日(まいにち)授業(じゅぎょう)がある。
In the full-time program, there are classes every day from Monday to Friday.

A compound of 全日(ぜんにち) (all day/full day) and (せい) (system). Most commonly used in the context of Japanese high schools, which are categorized into three types: 全日制(ぜんにちせい) (full-time), 定時制(ていじせい) (part-time/evening), and 通信制(つうしんせい) (correspondence). The vast majority of Japanese high school students attend 全日制(ぜんにちせい) programs.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 全日制(ぜんにちせい)高校(こうこう) — full-time high school
  • 全日制(ぜんにちせい)課程(かてい) — full-time program/course
  • 全日制(ぜんにちせい)普通科(ふつうか) — full-time general course

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 定時制(ていじせい) — part-time school system (evening school; classes typically held from late afternoon)
  • 通信制(つうしんせい) — correspondence school system (distance learning)
  • 夜間(やかん) — nighttime/evening (used attributively: 夜間(やかん)学校(がっこう), night school)