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Tokyo University; the University of Tokyo (abbreviation)
Common abbreviation for 東京大学, the University of Tokyo. Japan's most prestigious public university and a shorthand for academic elite status.
兄は東大生だ。
My older brother is a Tokyo University student.
東大に合格するのは簡単ではない。
Getting into Tokyo University isn't easy.
彼は東大を卒業した後、大手企業に就職した。
After graduating from Tokyo University, he got a job at a major company.
Abbreviation of 東京大学 (the University of Tokyo). Founded 1877, it is widely regarded as Japan's top university and is often invoked as a symbol of academic achievement or elite credentialing.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 東大生: a Tokyo University student
- 東大卒: a Tokyo University graduate
- 東大合格: passing the Tokyo University entrance exam
- 東大受験: taking the Tokyo University entrance exam
- 東大法: the Tokyo University Faculty of Law
USAGE:
The abbreviation is fully accepted in newspapers and conversation. The full name 東京大学 is preferred in very formal writing such as official documents.