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学生 — meaning in English

gakusei

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English meaning

  • academic adj Relating to schools, universities, or formal education and scholarship.
  • academician noun A member (especially a senior one) of the faculty at a college or university; an academic.
  • pupil noun A student, especially a younger one being taught under a teacher's supervision.
  • scholar noun A person with deep expert knowledge in a particular academic subject.
  • schoolchild noun A young person attending school or of an age to attend school.
  • student noun A person who is enrolled in and attends a school, college, or university.

Senses

学生 is used for these senses in English:

  • academic A senior member of an academy, college, or university; a person who attends an academy; a person engaged in scholarly pursuits; one who is academic in practice. [First attested in the late 16th century.]
  • academician (now, chiefly, US) A member (especially a senior one) of the faculty at a college or university; an academic. [from 17th c.]
  • pupil (dated, _, except in, _, UK) A learner at a school under the supervision of a teacher.
  • scholar A student; one who studies at school or college, typically having a scholarship.
  • schoolchild A young person attending school or of an age to attend school.

academic — full definition

  1. adj Relating to schools, universities, or formal education and scholarship.
  2. adj Theoretical rather than practical; of no real practical consequence.
  3. noun A person who works or studies at a university, especially as a teacher or researcher.

academician — full definition

  1. noun A member (especially a senior one) of the faculty at a college or university; an academic.
  2. noun A member or follower of an academy, or society for promoting science, art, or literature, such as the French Academy, or the Royal Academy of Arts.

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