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留学生

JLPT N5 · Vocabulary

留学生 — “international student”

留学生 (read りゅうがくせい) means international student. It appears on the JLPT N5 vocabulary list and is a noun.

Reading

りゅうがくせい

Meaning

international student

留学生 in a sentence

留学りゅうがく生せいが多おおいです。

There are many international students.

The kanji in 留学生

留to stay, to hold back
学to learn; study
生birth; life; raw

Words that share a kanji with 留学生

留学するりゅうがくする— to study abroad
留守るす— absence, being away from home
停留所ていりゅうじょ— bus stop, tram stop
留めるとめる— to fasten, to fix in place; to stop
留学りゅうがく— studying abroad
留まるとどまる— to remain, to stay, to be limited to
書留かきとめ— registered mail
留守番るすばん— looking after the house (while others are out), caretaking

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