早稲田(わせだ)

わせだ
noun (proper)
Waseda (university; Tokyo district)
proper-nounorganization-nameplace-nameeducation
1. Waseda University; the Waseda district
Waseda University (早稲田大学(わせだだいがく)), one of Japan's leading private universities, founded in 1882 by 大隈重信(おおくましげのぶ). The name also refers to the district of Shinjuku Ward where the main campus stands.
兄(あに)は早稲田(わせだ)の学生(がくせい)だ。
My older brother is a Waseda student.
第一志望(だいいちしぼう)の早稲田(わせだ)に合格(ごうかく)した。
I got into Waseda, my first choice.
早稲田(わせだ)と慶応(けいおう)は昔(むかし)からのライバルで、早慶戦(そうけいせん)は毎年(まいとし)大(おお)いに盛(も)り上(あ)がる。
Waseda and Keio are old rivals, and the Waseda–Keio games draw huge excitement every year.

In conversation, 早稲田(わせだ) alone usually means the university.

Common expressions

  • 早稲田大学(わせだだいがく): the full name
  • 早大(そうだい): the short form used in writing and headlines
  • 早慶(そうけい): Waseda and Keio together, the top pair of private universities
  • 早慶戦(そうけいせん): the Waseda–Keio sports rivalry, especially in baseball
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