Kanji Kana Meaning Kanji Kana Meaning
¬Ï ¡ÕêÓ¿Ê anthropology 5Ï ëÁÎ¿Ê history
/- ¡´y fine arts /-5 ¡´yÎ art history
"Ï ÀÒ¿Ê law Ï Ó¿Ê medicine
f ¾Õ¿Ê music Ï y¿Ê philosophy
~2Ï ây:¿Ê physics 2Ï ÎÕ:¿Ê psychology
Ï Î´ÒÁÉÒ¿Ê religion #! ¤ÕwÁ theater and dance
Ï·Ô¿ÆÒË in Japan can be categorized into Ï·ÔÎÉÒ¿ÆÒË “elementary school,” Ï·
Ô»´Ò¿ÆÒË “middle school,” £·ÔÆÒÆÒË “high school,” an abbreviation of £&Ï·ÔÆÒ³Ò¿
ÆÒË, and ÄÏÔ¶Ó¿ÊË “college” or “university.” Students spend six years in elementary school,
three years in junior high school (middle school), three years in high school, and four years in col-
lege (Japan also has two-year junior colleges as well as graduate schools). ÄÏHÔ¶Ó¿ÊÓÕË is
the term for graduate schools, and there are also various vocational and technical schools. You can
refer to the students in each level of school from elementary school onward by adding the kanji Í
ÔÑÓË, as you see in the following chart:
Kanji Kana Meaning Pupils/Students
71` ÀÓÊ¤Õ nursery school 7
À
1
ÓÊ
`
¤Õ
8
¡
*(` Ò»¤Õ kindergarten *
Ò
(
»
`
¤Õ
8
¡
Ï· ÎÉÒ¿ÆÒ elementary school ÏÍ
ÎÉÒ¿ÊÑÓ
Ï· »´Ò¿ÆÒ middle school (junior high) ÏÍ
»´Ò¿ÊÑÓ
ÔÏË Ô»´Ò¿ÊË
£&Ï· ÆÒ³Ò¿ÆÒ high school £·Í
ÆÒÆÒÑÓ
Ô£·Ë ÔÆÒÆÒË
ÄÏ ¶Ó¿Ê college; university ÄÏÍ
¶Ó¿ÊÑÓ
ÄÏH ¶Ó¿ÊÓÕ graduate school ÄÏHÍ
¶Ó¿ÊÓÕÑÓ
78 Stage 1-2 (Workbook 1)