小学(しょうがく)

しょうがく
noun
elementary school (level)
education
1. elementary school (level or years); primary school
The elementary-school level or years, almost always used in compounds such as 小学校(しょうがっこう) (elementary school) and 小学生(しょうがくせい) (elementary-school pupil). Parallel to 中学(ちゅうがく) (middle school) and 大学(だいがく) (university).
小学(しょうがく)一年(いちねん)になる。
to enter the first year of elementary school
娘(むすめ)は小学(しょうがく)三年生(さんねんせい)だ。
My daughter is a third-year elementary-school student.
小学(しょうがく)から中学(ちゅうがく)に上(あ)がると、勉強(べんきょう)の内容(ないよう)が急(きゅう)に難(むずか)しくなる。
When you move up from elementary school to middle school, the schoolwork suddenly gets harder.

Almost always used in compounds rather than on its own: 小学校(しょうがっこう) (elementary school), 小学生(しょうがくせい) (elementary pupil), 小学(しょうがく)一年(いちねん) (first grade). Parallel to 中学(ちゅうがく) and 大学(だいがく).

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Related: 中学(ちゅうがく) (middle school)
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Added 2026.6.19 16:33 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:02
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