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大学

JLPT N5 · Vocabulary

大学 — “college; university”

大学 (read だいがく) means college; university. It appears on the JLPT N5 vocabulary list and is a noun.

Reading

だいがく

Meaning

college; university

大学 in a sentence

大学だいがくで勉強べんきょうします。

I study at university.

The kanji in 大学

大big
学to learn; study

Words that share a kanji with 大学

大きいおおきい— big, large
大きなおおきな— big
大勢おおぜい— great number of people
大人おとな— adult
大使館たいしかん— embassy
大丈夫だいじょうぶ— It's ok (all right); No need to worry; Everything is under control
大好きだいすき— very like-able, like very much
大切たいせつ— important

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