慶応(けいおう)

けいおう
noun (proper)
Keio (university)
proper-nounorganization-nameeducation
1. Keio University
Keio University (慶應義塾大学(けいおうぎじゅくだいがく)), one of Japan's leading private universities. It grew from a school of Western learning that 福沢諭吉(ふくざわゆきち) opened in 1858.
姉(あね)は慶応(けいおう)を卒業(そつぎょう)した。
My older sister graduated from Keio.
慶応(けいおう)の学生(がくせい)は「塾生(じゅくせい)」と呼(よ)ばれる。
Keio students are called "jukusei."
慶応(けいおう)は福沢諭吉(ふくざわゆきち)が開(ひら)いた塾(じゅく)から始(はじ)まり、今(いま)では日本(にほん)を代表(だいひょう)する私立大学(しりつだいがく)の一(ひと)つだ。
Keio began as a school opened by Fukuzawa Yukichi and is now one of Japan's leading private universities.

Writing

The university itself writes 慶應(けいおう), with the old form of the second kanji; everyday writing often uses 慶応(けいおう).

Common expressions

  • 慶應義塾(けいおうぎじゅく): the official name of the school and its whole system
  • 慶大(けいだい): the short form used in writing and headlines
  • 早慶(そうけい): Waseda and Keio together
  • 塾生(じゅくせい): a Keio student

Etymology

The school took its name from the 慶応(けいおう) era (1865–1868), the last era of the Edo period.

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