同学

See also: 同學

Chinese

For pronunciation and definitions of – see 同學 (“schoolmate; classmate; etc.”).
(This term is the simplified form of 同學).
Notes:

Japanese

Kanji in this term
どう
Grade: 2
がく
Grade: 1
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
同學 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

From Middle Chinese compound 同學 / 同学 (duwng haewk, literally together + study). Compare modern Cantonese tung4 hok6, Hakka thùng-ho̍k.

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) ーがく [dòógákú] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA(key): [do̞ːɡa̠kɯ̟]

Noun

(どう)(がく) • (dōgaku

  1. a schoolmate
  2. a classmate

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN